‘Give us a portion among our father's brothers’: The Daughters of Zelophehad, Land, and the Quest for Human Dignity

This article seeks to explore the intriguing text of Numbers 27, in which the five daughters of Zelophehad challenge the judicial powers regarding the question of female inheritance (cf. also Num. 36). The daughters emerge as a symbol of the powerless standing up for what is right—the narrative serv...

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Main Author: Claassens, L. Juliana M. 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2013
In: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2013, Volume: 37, Issue: 3, Pages: 319-337
Further subjects:B Justice
B Human Dignity
B feminist interpretation
B Numbers 27
B postcolonial interpretation
B Daughters of Zelophehad
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