1 Chronicles 7:15 Meaning and Explanation
“And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.”
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Read Full Chapter →Machir's family is traced, noting Zelophehad, who had daughters and no sons.
What Does 1 Chronicles 7:15 Mean?
Amid the marriages and names, the chronicler pauses on Zelophehad, remembered for having only daughters. Their story, told earlier in the law, secured the right of daughters to inherit when there was no son, a landmark of justice in Israel.
That a man known chiefly through his daughters is honored here speaks to the God who lifts up the overlooked. The daughters of Zelophehad were heard and given a name and an inheritance. Their quiet mention is a reminder that in the Lord's reckoning the weak and the unnamed are seen and provided for.
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What does 1 Chronicles 7:15 mean?
Machir's family is traced, noting Zelophehad, who had daughters and no sons.