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The five daughters of Zelophehad were also warriors. Up until the time that Mahlan, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah-daughters of Zelophehad-went to battle, women had no property rights. If the father of the family died and had no sons, his daughters did not inherit what he left. Zelophehad was of the tribe of Manasseh.

These girls rose up and said, "This is not fair. Our father was not of the rebellious group who rebelled against Moses. Therefore we have a right to our inheritance."

Their father had probably been a man of wealth, so they marched right in to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the congregation and declared "Why should the name of our father be done away with from among his family because he hath no son? Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father." (Num. 27:4).

This was a new problem--women demanding their rights. So Moses went before God. Then he came back with God's report. God said that the women were right and they were to be given their father's inheritance. Moses then wrote a new law stating that "If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter." (Num. 27:8). These women of battle won for the rest of us a court decision that legal courts accept as law to this day. They left us an example of how to must contend for our inheritance.

Far too long women have sat back and not gone to war for the inheritance that God has given us and our families. Rise up, 0 Daughter! This is the day for battle.