Old Testament · Major figure
Tirzah
One of the five daughters of Zelophehad who successfully petitioned Moses for their father's inheritance.
Tirzah was one of the five daughters of Zelophehad of the tribe of Manasseh. Following their father's death, she and her sisters challenged the traditional inheritance laws, leading to a divine ruling that allowed daughters to inherit land when no sons existed. Her name is also used in the Song of Solomon as a metaphor for beauty, and it later served as the name of a royal city in the Northern Kingdom of Israel.
In the text
- Verses
- 17
- Books
- 5
- First appears
- Numbers 26:33
- Last appears
- Song of Solomon 6:4
Where Tirzah appears
17 verses · 10 chaptersIn the same books
- Hepher9 versesA descendant of Manasseh whose daughters were granted an inheritance in the Promised Land.
- Zimri12 versesA name shared by a rebellious Simeonite leader, a short-lived king of Israel, and other minor figures.
- Naboth18 versesA Jezreelite who refused to sell his ancestral vineyard to King Ahab, leading to his unjust execution.
- Elisha53 versesA prophet of Israel who succeeded Elijah and performed numerous miracles by the power of God.
- Nebat24 versesAn Ephraimite of Zeredah and the father of Jeroboam I, the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel.
- Jezebel20 versesA Phoenician princess and queen of Israel who promoted Baal worship and persecuted the prophets of Yahweh.
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