And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
They came to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the leaders, saying, 'The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance along with our brothers.' So according to the LORD's command, Joshua gave them an inheritance along with their father's relatives.
This verse shows how the daughters of Zelophehad successfully claimed their right to inherit land, as God had previously promised through Moses.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Joshua, the Israelites were dividing the promised land among the tribes after their conquest of Canaan, as part of God's fulfillment of His covenant. The daughters of Zelophehad from the tribe of Manasseh approached leaders like Eleazar the priest and Joshua to claim their inheritance, based on a prior command from God to Moses in Numbers 27, which allowed women to inherit if there were no sons. This event underscores the role of divine law in ensuring equitable distribution in a society where land inheritance was typically male-dominated.
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