Female inheritance

In Numbers, chapter 27:1-11, we have the case of the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, the son of Joseph.  These were the five daughters mentioned above, Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.  They went to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation at the entrance to the tent of meeting.  They said that their father had died in the wilderness.  Although he was not among the company that gathered against Yahweh with Korah, he died for his own sins.  However, Zelophehad had no sons.  These daughters wanted a possession among their father’s brothers.  Why should the name of their father be taken away from his clan because he had no sons?  Moses then brought their case before Yahweh and Yahweh responded.  Yes, the daughters of Zelophehad were right.  They should possess the inheritance of their father.  Then Yahweh gave Moses a list of rules to determine inheritances.  If a man died, and had no sons, then his inheritance would go to his daughter or daughters.  If he had no daughters, then his inheritance would go to his brothers.  If he had no brothers, then it would go to his father’s brothers.  If his father had no brothers, then they should give his inheritance to the nearest kinsman of his clan.  The lines of inheritance were clearly drawn.  This was a statute and ordinance that Yahweh had commanded Moses to follow. Only the daughters as females have rights, while the wife did not.  Beyond the daughters, all the inheritance went to other males in the clan.  Have you ever worried about an inheritance?