Even as the Lord commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad. ] They married into, the family of their father's tribe, according to the following account.
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The daughters throughout the tribes of Israel who are in line to inherit property must marry within their tribe, so that all the Israelites will keep their ancestral property.
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No grant of land may pass from one tribe to another; each tribe of Israel must keep its allotted portion of land.”
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The daughters of Zelophehad did as the LORD commanded Moses.
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Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah all married cousins on their father’s side.
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They married into the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. Thus, their inheritance of land remained within their ancestral tribe.