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Joshua 17:3 Cross-References
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“But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.”
Joshua 17:3 (KJV)
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But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher...had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah—This verse references a landmark case in Israelite inheritance law, first presented in Numbers 27:1-11. Zelophehad died during the wilderness wandering, leaving five daughters but no sons. Under standard patrilineal inheritance, his family line would have been extinguished and his portion absorbed by other clans.The naming of all five daughters—Machlah, Noach, Choglah, Milkah, and Tirtzah—honors their courage and faith in approaching Moses, Elea...
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“but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah”
“the son of Hepher”
“Yahweh commanded my lord to give the land for inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by Yahweh to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters.”