Mahlah
Mentioned 1451–1442 BC traditional (Jones)
Disease, one of the five daughters of Zelophehad (Num. 27:1-11) who had their father’s inheritance, the law of inheritance having been altered in their favour.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- Father
- Zelophehad
- Tagged in
- 4 verses
- The 30th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Mentioned in the era of the Judges, 1450–1051 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Hoglah, Milcah, Noah, Tirzah, Zelophehad, Hepher, Gilead, and Machir.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Places
Places named in the same verses as Mahlah, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.
- location not graded: West Manasseh1
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1476–1417 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 2 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
4 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Mahlah 5 |
| KJV | Mahlah 4 |
| ASV | Mahlah 5 |
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Every verse
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Numbers3 verses
- 26:33
Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
- 27:1
Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached
- 36:11
Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to cousins on their father’s side.
Joshua1 verse
- 17:3
But Zelophehad son of Hepher (the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh) had no sons but only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
Disease, one of the five daughters of Zelophehad (Num. 27:1-11) who had their father’s inheritance, the law of inheritance having been altered in their favour.