“For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father’s brothers’ sons:”
For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto the sons of their father's brothers — the five daughters married cousins (their father's brothers' sons), fulfilling the tribal-endogamy requirement. These marriages kept the property within the extended family and the tribe, solving the inheritance crisis while preserving family continuity.
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