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So shall no inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe; for the children of Israel shall cleave everyone to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.
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Preserving Tribal Inheritance
Commentators explain that this verse establishes a practical rule to solve a specific problem: preventing the permanent transfer of land between tribes. When a man had only daughters, they could inherit his land, but they were required to marry within their own tribe. Scholars like Gill and Barnes clarify this was not a universal ban on inter-tribal marriage, but a specific provision to protect each tribe's God-given inheritance.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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