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<li>Rashi explains that this is meant to reflect that, like Yosef who stipulated that his bones be buried in Eretz Yisrael, the benot Tzelafchad also loved Eretz Yisrael.</li>
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<li><multilink><a href="RashiBemidbar27-1" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiBemidbar27-1" data-aht="source">Bemidbar 27:1</a><a href="R. Shelomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shelomo Yitzchaki</a></multilink>&#160;explains that this is meant to reflect that, like Yosef who stipulated that his bones be buried in the Land of Israel, the daughters of Tzelafchad also loved the Land of Israel.</li>
 
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<li>See <a href="https://torah.org/torah-portion/ravfrand-5765-pinchas/">Tzelafchad’s Daughters Were Motivated by the Land, Not the Money</a>, by R. Yissocher Frand, which elaborates on Rashi's understanding of the connection between Yosef and the daughters of Tzelofchad, showing how the chronology of Sefer Bemidbar indicates that their true motivation in asking for inheritance rights was love of the land.</li>
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Biblical Parallels Index – Bemidbar 27

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The Daughters of Tzelafchad and Yosef

The verses emphasize the connection between the daughters of Tzelafchad and Yosef, tracing their genealogy not just to the tribe of Menashe, but also back to him (Bemidbar 27:1).  What is the significance of the connection?

Primary Sources

  • RashiBemidbar 27:1About R. Shelomo Yitzchaki explains that this is meant to reflect that, like Yosef who stipulated that his bones be buried in the Land of Israel, the daughters of Tzelafchad also loved the Land of Israel.

Articles

  • See Tzelafchad’s Daughters Were Motivated by the Land, Not the Money, by R. Yissocher Frand, which elaborates on Rashi's understanding of the connection between Yosef and the daughters of Tzelofchad, showing how the chronology of Sefer Bemidbar indicates that their true motivation in asking for inheritance rights was love of the land.