Num 36:10-12 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Num 36:10-12: 36:10-12 As they had been instructed, Zelophehad’s five daughters all married cousins on their father’s side , keeping their father’s allotment within his clan. Marriage to a first cousin was acceptable in ancient Hebrew society (cp. Lev 18 , 20 ; see also 1 Chr 23:22 ) as well as in other Near Eastern cultures.

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d1 Chr 23:22►

‏ Numbers 36:10-12

Summary for Num 36:10-12: 36:10-12 ^a As they had been instructed, Zelophehad’s five daughters all married cousins on their father’s side, keeping their father’s allotment within his clan. Marriage to a first cousin was acceptable in ancient Hebrew society (cp. Lev 18 ^b, 20 ^c; see also 1 Chr 23:22 ^d) as well as in other Near Eastern cultures.