ZELOPHEHAD

Hepher’s son from Manasseh’s tribe. He fathered five daughters but no sons (Nm 26:33). Because Zelophehad had no sons, his daughters petitioned Moses to give them their father’s inheritance (27:1). Moses’ subsequent ruling provided that daughters should receive the inheritance in such cases, providing that they marry within their tribe so that the tribal allotments would remain constant (Nm 27:7; 36:2; Jos 17:3).