Joe: Alright, so this Bible Expert is here to talk about Numbers 27. What’s happening in this chapter?

Bible Expert: Well, in this chapter, we learn about the daughters of Zelophehad and their request for an inheritance.

Joe: Hang on, let me just ask Jamie to Google that real quick… Ok, so what was their request?

Bible Expert: The daughters of Zelophehad asked Moses to give them an inheritance since their father had passed away without any sons.

Joe: Wow, that’s pretty impressive. What did Moses do?

Bible Expert: Moses took the request to God and God declared that the daughters of Zelophehad should indeed receive an inheritance.

Joe: Interesting. So then what?

Bible Expert: The chapter goes on to talk about the law of inheritance and how it should be passed down from father to son, and how daughters could only receive an inheritance if there were no sons in the family.

Joe: That doesn’t seem very fair.

Bible Expert: It wasn’t, but at least the daughters of Zelophehad were given an exception.

Joe: Alright, so what else happens in this chapter?

Bible Expert: The chapter also talks about how the tribe of Levi was appointed to lead the other tribes in the Israelite camp, and how the laws of inheritance were to be applied to them as well.