Daughter of Zelophehad, granted inheritance rights
Tirzah
Named in 4 verses across 2 books, first in Numbers 26:33.
תִּרְצָהTirzah
The name means “benevolent; complaisant; pleasing.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
- Father
- Zelophehad
- People
- Tribe of Manasseh
About Tirzah Written by AI
Tirzah was one of the five daughters of Zelophehad, a descendant of Manasseh (Numbers 26:33; Joshua 17:3). Zelophehad had no sons, and his daughters (Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah) approached Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of Israel to seek the right to inherit their father's property. Moses brought their case before the Lord, who instructed him to grant the daughters the right to inherit their father's property in the absence of male heirs (Numbers 27:1 to 11). This ruling set a precedent for inheritance rights in Israel. Later, when the Israelites were preparing to enter the Promised Land, the heads of the clan of Manasseh raised concerns about the potential loss of tribal land if the daughters were to marry outside their tribe. In response, the Lord commanded that the daughters of Zelophehad must marry within their father's tribal clan to keep the inheritance within the tribe (Numbers 36:1 to 12). Tirzah and her sisters complied with this ruling (Numbers 36:11). The story of Tirzah and her sisters highlights the importance of inheritance rights and the preservation of tribal allotments in ancient Israel.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Where the Bible names her
- Numbers 26:33
Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
- Numbers 27:1
Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached
- Numbers 36:11
Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to cousins on their father’s side.
- Joshua 17:3
But Zelophehad son of Hepher (the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh) had no sons but only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.