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His daughters petition Moses to let them inherit their father. Moses refers their petition to God, who replies: \u201cThe daughters of Zelophehad speak right. You shall surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father&#8217;s brethren. And you shall cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them\u201d (verse 7). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This leads to major legislation in the area of inheritance law: <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFurther, speak to the Israelite people as follows: \u2018If a man dies without leaving a son, you shall transfer his property to his daughter. If he has no daughter, you shall assign his property to his brothers. If he has no brothers, you shall assign his property to his father\u2019s brothers. If his father had no brothers, you shall assign his property to his nearest relative in his own clan, and he shall inherit it.\u2019 This shall be the law of procedure for the Israelites, in accordance with the Lord\u2019s command to Moses\u201d (verses 8-11). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Talmud (Baba Batra 116b-122b on Mishnah Baba Batra 8:3) records a lengthy discussion of this biblical legislation. In the course of this discussion the daughters of Zelophehad are said to have been wise women (<em>hakhmaniot<\/em>), exegetes (<em>darshaniot<\/em>) and virtuous (<em>tzadqaniot<\/em>). Their wisdom is demonstrated by their finding the opportune moment to raise their issue with Moses. Their exegetical ability is demonstrated by their having known the prevailing law that a daughter has no claim to inheritance when the father does have a son. 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