TSK And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel: Gilead Numbers 26:29-33 Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: … Numbers 27:1 Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son … Joshua 17:2,3 There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by … 1 Chronicles 7:14-16 The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bore: (but his concubine … And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters. The Lord commanded. To one division of the tribe of Manasseh, a portion had been assigned eastward of Jordan; but Zelophehad was of that division, to which an inheritance was afterwards allotted west of Jordan; yet, expecting the promised land, the elders of the Manassites now propose a difficulty, upon the adjudged case of Zelophehad's daughters. If the females should inherit, in defect of male issue, and should intermarry with other tribes they would diminish the interest, and weaken the influence of their own tribes, and give occasion to future confusion, and perhaps contention. The Manassites therefore referred the case to Moses; and he, by the authority of God, annexed a clause, which would effectually keep the tribes and inheritances distinct, as long as it was observed. Heiresses were not allowed to marry out of their own tribe, though within those bounds they might consult their own inclinations. Numbers 26:56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between … Numbers 27:1-7 Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son … Numbers 33:54 And you shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your … Joshua 13:6 All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephothmaim, … Joshua 14:1,2 And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited … Joshua 17:3 But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of … to give Numbers 27:1,7 Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son … Joshua 17:3-6 But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of … Job 42:15 And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters … And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance. whereunto they are received. Heb. unto whom they shall be And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers. Leviticus 25:10-18,23 And you shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout … Isaiah 61:2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance … Luke 4:18,19 The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach … And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph hath said well. hath said well Numbers 27:7 The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: you shall surely give them … Deuteronomy 5:28 And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when you spoke to me; … This is the thing which the LORD doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry. marry. Heb. be wives. only to the family Numbers 36:12 And they were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the … Genesis 24:3,57,58 And I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the … 2 Corinthians 6:14 Be you not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship … So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. for every one. That is, he shall not endeavour to obtain any part of the inheritance of another tribe by marrying an heiress. keep himself. Heb. cleave Numbers 36:9 Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe… 1 Kings 21:3 And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give … And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers. every daughter 1 Chronicles 23:22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brothers … Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.
Even as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad: Exodus 39:42,43 According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of … Leviticus 24:23 And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, that they should bring … 2 Chronicles 30:12 Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the … Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatever I have commanded you: … For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father's brothers' sons:
And they were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father. into the families. Heb. to some that were of the families These are the commandments and the judgments, which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho. the commandments Leviticus 7:37,38 This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering, and … Leviticus 11:46 This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living … Leviticus 13:59 This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woolen or … Leviticus 14:54-57 This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scale… Leviticus 15:32,33 This is the law of him that has an issue, and of him whose seed goes … Leviticus 27:34 These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the … in the plains of Moab Numbers 26:3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of … Numbers 33:50 And the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near … Numbers 35:1 And the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near … Thus terminates the book of Numbers; a book containing a series of the most astonishing providences and events. Every where and in every circumstance God appears; and yet there is no circumstance or occasion which does not justify those signal displays of his grace and mercy; and in every relation we perceive the consistency of the divine intentions, and the propriety of those laws which he established. Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge by R. A. Torrey [ca. 1880] Expanded version courtesy INT Bible ©2013, Used by permission Bible Hub |