Old Testament
Zelophehad
A Manassehite whose daughters successfully petitioned Moses for their inheritance rights.
Zelophehad was a descendant of Manasseh who died in the wilderness without sons. His five daughters petitioned Moses for their father's inheritance, establishing a legal precedent in Israelite law regarding property rights for women. This case is recorded in Numbers 27 and Joshua 17, highlighting the importance of tribal land preservation.
In the text
- Verses
- 9
- Books
- 3
- First appears
- Numbers 26:33
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 7:15
Where Zelophehad appears
9 verses · 5 chaptersIn the same books
- Jephunneh15 versesA Kenizzite and the father of Caleb, the faithful spy who trusted God to give Israel the land of Canaan.
- Hepher9 versesA descendant of Manasseh whose daughters were granted an inheritance in the Promised Land.
- Kenaz14 versesA descendant of Esau and a prominent leader among the clans of Edom and the tribe of Judah.
- Terah12 versesThe father of Abraham, Nahor, and Haran who migrated from Ur of the Chaldeans toward Canaan.
- Esau57 versesThe elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, and the progenitor of the Edomite nation.
- Caleb37 versesA faithful leader of the tribe of Judah who trusted God to give Israel the Promised Land.
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