Everybody knows about Noah and the ark he built to save mankind. Without doubt it’s one of the greatest stories ever told—one man; saving the world! The Bible mentions men in 99% of the stories in the Bible, but every now and then a woman captures the attention of the writer and the reader!
Did you know that there were two Noahs? There was Noah the great ark builder and there was Noah the daughter of Zelophehad Numbers 26; (Did her dad name her after the original?) In Biblical times sons got everything, including the inheritance from their dad. This included any land that dad owned. Time passed and Zelophehad died, leaving no sons, just Noah and her four sisters. Then providence intervened. Noah went to Moses and asked, “Why should our father’s name disappear from his clan because he had no son? Give us property among our father’s relatives!” Noah proposed an original idea.
Moses brought the issue directly to God, and after some deliberations, the matter was settled. God agreed with the five women! God told Moses to set up a rule that extended forward; that the property of any man who died without sons should go to his daughters. A legal precedent was set! Case law established by the ultimate judge! But it wasn’t over yet!
Noah petitioned Moses again asking, “What if we marry out of our tribe, wouldn’t our inheritance become part of our husband’s tribes?” Moses brought the same issue directly to God, again, and after more deliberations, the matter was settled, again. God agreed with the five women, again, but only to the extent that they marry within their own tribe so that the territorial lines would remain intact (Numbers 36:5-12). Case law established by the ultimate judge, again! Was it over? We wait.
See the case law established in Numbers 26, 27, 36 and Joshua 17. See for yourself.
See the case law established in Numbers 26, 27, 36 and Joshua 17. See for yourself.
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