Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father.
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Gill's Exposition
Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son.... Or be withdrawn, and his family lose their part and share on that account; this they thought was…
Barnes' Notes
Give unto us - As representing our father; that so he, through us his representatives, may enjoy a like inheritance with his brethren.
Mention is made of the case of these daughters of Zelophehad in the chapter before, v. 33. It should seem, by the particular notice taken of it, that it was a singular case, and that the like did not…
A law on the inheritance of property. The Hebrews always adhered firmly to the principle that landed property must not be alienated from the tribe or family to which it belonged. In early days,…
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