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This index is meant to help the reader explore Biblical parallels, be they two accounts of the same event, stories with similar motifs and themes, or units of text which are linguistically similar and perhaps alluding one to the other. The page includes links to tools that aid in comparison, primary sources that touch upon the parallels, and summaries of and links to articles which analyze them in depth.</div>
 
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<a href="https://mg.alhatorah.org/Dual/Biblical_Parallels/Bemidbar/36.1#m5e3nf">Makbilot BaMikra</a>&#160;demonstrates that the story of Tzelafchad's daughter in this chapter serves as a follow-up to their story in Bemidbar 27.&#160;&#160;
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See <a href="https://etzion.org.il/he/tanakh/studies-tanakh/%D7%9C%D7%9E%D7%94-%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%92%D7%A8%D7%A2-%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9F-%D7%A4%D7%A1%D7%97-%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%99-%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%A6%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%97%D7%93">למה נגרע?! - בין פסח שני לבנות צלפחד</a>, by R. Gad Eldad, for analysis of how the two narratives of Benot Tzelafchad in Bemidbar 27 and 36 complement each other by reflecting the two central values of the story: respect for the individual and for the community. R. Eldad also compares the story of Benot Tzelafchad to that of Pesach Sheni. In both cases, the Torah teaches about the correct balance between individual and communal interests. The individual is justified in bringing his demand, but must also recognize that the legitimacy of his claim derives from his status as a member of the community. Benot Tzelafchad are granted land but only provided that they marry within their tribe, and the petitioners in Bemidbar 9 are instructed to bring a sacrifice but only at a later date, so that their ritual impurity does not impact the Paschal sacrifice of the community.
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Biblical Parallels Index – Bemidbar 36

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Overview

This index is meant to help the reader explore Biblical parallels, be they two accounts of the same event, stories with similar motifs and themes, or units of text which are linguistically similar and perhaps alluding one to the other. The page includes links to tools that aid in comparison, primary sources that touch upon the parallels, and summaries of and links to articles which analyze them in depth.

Two Narratives of Tzelafchad's Daughters Makbilot BaMikra demonstrates that the story of Tzelafchad's daughter in this chapter serves as a follow-up to their story in Bemidbar 27.  

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Articles See למה נגרע?! - בין פסח שני לבנות צלפחד, by R. Gad Eldad, for analysis of how the two narratives of Benot Tzelafchad in Bemidbar 27 and 36 complement each other by reflecting the two central values of the story: respect for the individual and for the community. R. Eldad also compares the story of Benot Tzelafchad to that of Pesach Sheni. In both cases, the Torah teaches about the correct balance between individual and communal interests. The individual is justified in bringing his demand, but must also recognize that the legitimacy of his claim derives from his status as a member of the community. Benot Tzelafchad are granted land but only provided that they marry within their tribe, and the petitioners in Bemidbar 9 are instructed to bring a sacrifice but only at a later date, so that their ritual impurity does not impact the Paschal sacrifice of the community.