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Numbers 36:12

Numbers 36:12
And they were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

These are the commandments and the judgments,.... The judicial laws concerning the division of the land of Canaan, the…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Numbers 36:1-13

The daughters of Zelophehad had obtained an ordinance Num 28:6-11 which permitted the daughters of an Israelite dying…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

And their inheritance remained in - the family - "By this example, and the law of inheritances in the Holy Land, the…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 36:5-13

Here is, I. The matter settled by express order from God between the daughters of Zelophehad and the rest of the tribe…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Numbers 36:1-13

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The chapter lays down a law that heiresses may not be married to anyone outside their own tribe. As in ch. 27, the…