“And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.”
And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the name of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah — This crucial notation introduces the daughters of Zelophehad, whose case will be the center of chapter 27. Their father had no sons, so his inheritance would normally pass to his brothers. These five daughters—Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah—will challenge the system and establish a precedent for female inheritance.
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