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A new inheritance law
In response to Zelophehad's daughters, God rules: if a man dies without a son, his inheritance passes to his daughter, then to brothers, uncles, and nearest kin.
A protest became binding law.
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The ruling is declared a 'statute of judgment' for all Israel.
Bible reference: Numbers 27:8–11
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 356
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