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So shall no inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; for the tribes of the children of Israel shall cleave everyone to his own inheritance.
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Preserving Tribal Inheritance
Commentators explain that this verse establishes a permanent law for Israel. Its primary purpose was to maintain the original, divinely-ordained division of land among the twelve tribes. By requiring heiresses to marry within their own tribe, God ensured that property would not be permanently transferred from one tribe to another, thus preserving the integrity of each tribe's inheritance.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The daughters of Zelophehad had obtained an ordinance (Numbers 28:6–11) which permitted the daughters of an Israelite dying without mal…
19th Century
Anglican
And every daughter, that possesses an inheritance ... — The particular direction which was given in the case of the daugh…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another , &c.] Which was one end of the year of jubilee, but …
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