Numbers 36:1
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Marriage of Female Heirs
36 Now the chief fathers of the families of the (A)children of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near and (B)spoke before Moses and before the leaders, the chief fathers of the children of Israel.
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Numbers 27:1
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Inheritance Laws
27 Then came the daughters of (A)Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, from the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
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1 Chronicles 7:14-16
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The Family of Manasseh (West)
14 The (A)descendants of Manasseh: his Syrian concubine bore him (B)Machir the father of Gilead, the father of Asriel. 15 Machir took as his wife the sister of [a]Huppim and [b]Shuppim, whose name was Maachah. The name of Gilead’s [c]grandson was (C)Zelophehad, but Zelophehad begot only daughters. 16 (Maachah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she called his name Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
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- 1 Chronicles 7:15 Hupham, v. 12; Num. 26:39
- 1 Chronicles 7:15 Shupham, v. 12; Num. 26:39
- 1 Chronicles 7:15 Lit. the second
Joshua 17:2-3
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2 And there was a lot for (A)the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: (B)for the children of [a]Abiezer, the children of Helek, (C)the children of Asriel, the children of Shechem, (D)the children of Hepher, and the children of Shemida; these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.
3 But (E)Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters. And these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
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- Joshua 17:2 Jeezer, Num. 26:30
Numbers 26:29-33
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29 The sons of (A)Manasseh: of (B)Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begot Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites. 30 These are the sons of Gilead: of [a]Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites; 31 of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites; 32 of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites. 33 Now (C)Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
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- Numbers 26:30 Abiezer, Josh. 17:2
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