Numbers 27:1-11

Bible Text

[1] Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. [2] They stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, at the door of the tent of meeting, saying, [3] Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against Yahweh in the company of Korah: but he died in his own sin; and he had no sons. [4] Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give to us a possession among the brothers of our father. [5] Moses brought their cause before Yahweh. [6] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, [7] The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: you shall surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brothers; and you shall cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them. [8] You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter. [9] If he have no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers. [10] If he have no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers. [11] If his father have no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his kinsman who is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be to the children of Israel a statute [and] ordinance, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

Abarim is the mountain range east of the Jordan where Moses would view the promised land before dying. Kadesh-barnea, Meribah, and the wilderness of Zin recall Israel’s rebellion and Moses’ failure to uphold God’s holiness there, explaining why he could not enter Canaan.

Places in this passage

Numbers 27:1-11 mentions Abarim, Kadesh-barnea, Meribah and Zin.

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