Text: Numbers 36:1-12
OT Text Referred to: Numbers 26:55
Subject: lot-based tribal inheritance preserved
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: Numbers 26:55 mandates that the land be divided by lot (גּוֹרָל, goral) according to tribal names. Numbers 36:1-12 addresses the unintended consequence of the daughters' inheritance ruling (ch. 27): if heiresses marry into other tribes, land allocated by lot would permanently cross tribal boundaries. The solution -- requiring Zelophehad's daughters to marry within Manasseh (36:6) -- preserves the integrity of the lot-based system. This internal cross-reference within Numbers demonstrates how the book's own legislation required adjustment to maintain the foundational principle that tribal allotments determined by sacred lot must remain within their designated tribes.