“The heads of the fathers’ houses of the clan of the people of Gilead the son of Machir, son of Manasseh, from the clans of the people of Joseph, came near and spoke before Moses and before the chiefs, the heads of the fathers’ houses of the people of Israel. They said, “The LORD commanded my LORD to give the land for inheritance by lot to the people of Israel, and my LORD was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters. But if they are married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the people of Israel, then their inheritance will be taken from the inheritance of our fathers and added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry. So it will be taken away from the lot of our inheritance. And when the jubilee of the people of Israel comes, then their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry, and their inheritance will be taken from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.””
Numbers 36:1-4
The heads of the fathers’ houses of the clan of the people of Gilead the son of Machir, son of Manasseh, from the clans of the people of Joseph, came near and spoke before Moses and before the chiefs, the heads of the fathers’ houses of the people of Israel. They said,
Gilead H1568: Probably from גַּלְעֵד H1567: From גַּל H1530 and עֵד H5707; heap of testimony ; Galed, a memorial cairn East of the Jordan.
BDB Lexicon:
Gilead = "rocky region"
Proverbs 28:25 A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the LORD will be enriched.
“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.”
1 Timothy 6:10
The LORD commanded my LORD to give the land for inheritance by lot to the people of Israel, and my LORD was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters.
Ruth 3:1 Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?
Psalm 16:5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.16:6 The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
But if they are married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the people of Israel, then their inheritance will be taken from the inheritance of our fathers and added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry. So it will be taken away from the lot of our inheritance.
“For who sees anything different in you? What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?”
1 Corinthians 4:7
Matthew 10:8 …You received without paying; give without pay.
And when the jubilee of the people of Israel comes, then their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry, and their inheritance will be taken from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.
Luke 8:18 Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away."
1 Kings 17:14 For thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'The jar of flour shall not be spent, and the jug of oil shall not be empty, until the day that the LORD sends rain upon the earth.'
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