Numbers 36:12

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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.

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The Exodus RouteThe route of the Israelites out of Egypt through the Sinai wilderness toward Canaan.

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Jericho stood near the Jordan River opposite the plains of Moab, Israel’s final encampment east of the river before entering Canaan. Numbers 36:12 is set in this setting because the inheritance laws for Zelophehad’s daughters protected tribal land as Israel prepared to possess the promised land.

Places in this passage

Numbers 36:12 mentions Jericho, Jordan and Moab.