What happensPermalink
The daughters of Zelophehad secure themselves an inheritance among the male-led clans. Moses commissions Joshua as his successor, as God commands.
Why it mattersPermalink
Zelophehad’s daughters’ request changes inheritance in Israel forever so that daughters inherit after sons, but before other male relatives. Joshua, whose name resembles Jesus’s, will lead Israel into the Promised Land.
Key versePermalink
So the Lord said to Moses, “Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him.”