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Numbers 27:4 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Numbers 27:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 27 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father. done: Heb. diminished”
Numbers 27:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 27:4
Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father.The daughters of Zelophehad ask a revolutionary question that challenges patriarchal inheritance laws. Their concern about their father's name (shem) being "done away" reflects ancient Near Eastern values where a man's legacy depended on descendants inheriting his land. The rhetorical question "Why should...?" doesn't accept injustice as inevitable but appeals to reason and fairness.Their request "Give unto us...a possession" (achuzz...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 27:4
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“and before Joshua the son of Nun”
“and said”
“Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.”
“but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.”