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These daughters came before Eleazar the priest, Joshua (son of Nun), and the leaders of the people.

Zelophehad’s Daughters: In the law, the Eternal commanded Moses to give daughters an inheritance along with male relatives.

So, as the Eternal had commanded, he gave the daughters an inheritance alongside their uncles.

So Manasseh was given 10 portions (in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan on the far side of the Jordan) since the daughters of Manasseh also received an inheritance among their male relatives. The land of Gilead itself was given to Manasseh’s other male descendants.

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