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DIVISION
Gilead District
| Name | ZELOPHEHAD'S DAUGHTERS |
| Aliases | MAHLAH, NOAH, HOGLAH, MILCAH, TIRZAH / WHO ASKED FOR AN INHERITANCE |
| Status | DECEASED / SECURED THE RIGHT OF DAUGHTERS TO INHERIT / A CASE SETTLED BY GOD |
| Birth | UNRECORDED | Marks & Identifiers | FIVE SISTERS WHO STOOD BEFORE MOSES |
| Place of Birth | THE WILDERNESS | Hair | UNRECORDED |
| Tribe | MANASSEH | Eyes | UNRECORDED |
| Parentage | DAUGHTERS OF ZELOPHEHAD | People | ISRAEL |
| Occupation | DAUGHTERS OF A MAN WITH NO SONS | Species | HUMAN |
| Affiliation | THE TRIBE OF MANASSEH | Calling | THE SISTERS WHO WON A RIGHT OF INHERITANCE |
| Primary Mission | SECURE THEIR FATHER'S NAME AND PORTION | Known Signs | THE APPEAL TO MOSES / THE JUDGMENT FROM THE LORD |
| Covenant Role | A CASE THAT SHAPED THE LAW OF INHERITANCE | Divine Access | INDIRECT / THE LORD ANSWERED THEIR PLEA THROUGH MOSES |
| Divine Encounter Level | INDIRECT | Matriarchal Classification | THE PETITIONING SISTERS |
| Covenant Status | HEIRS IN ISRAEL | Known Miracles | NONE RECORDED |
| Divine Commission | CONFIRMED | Threat Assessment | THE LOSS OF THEIR FATHER'S NAME |
| Mission Status | VINDICATED / GRANTED THEIR INHERITANCE | Archive Category | EXODUS / THE INHERITANCE |
Their plea before the assembly: WHY SHOULD OUR FATHER'S NAME BE TAKEN AWAY?
The LORD's verdict on their case: THE DAUGHTERS OF ZELOPHEHAD ARE RIGHT
The five daughters of Zelophehad, of the tribe of Manasseh, were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. Their father had died in the wilderness leaving no sons, and by custom his portion of the land would pass to others.
They came and stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and all the congregation at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and made their case.
They said their father had died for his own sin, not in Korah's rebellion, and had left no son, and asked why his name should be taken away from his clan for lack of a son, requesting a possession among their father's brothers.
Moses brought their case before the LORD, and the LORD answered that the daughters were right; he was to give them an inheritance among their father's brothers, and this became a lasting statute in Israel.
Later, so the inheritance would not pass out of their tribe, they were directed to marry within their father's tribe, and they obeyed. Their bold and rightful appeal shaped Israel's law and secured their family's place in the land.
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- It is right to bring a just cause humbly before God and His leaders.
- God's law makes room for the vulnerable and honors what is fair.
- Courage to ask, joined to respect for God's order, is honored by Him.
