Person Old Testament
Hoglah
Hoglah was one of the five daughters of Zelophehad who received an inheritance in the Promised Land due to their father's lack of male heirs. Mentioned in 4 verses across 2 books, first at Numbers 26:33.
Why it matters. Daughter of Zelophehad, of the tribe of Manasseh.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Hoglah
Hoglah was one of the five daughters of Zelophehad, a descendant of Manasseh, as recorded in Num.26.33, 27:1, Num.36.11, and Jos.17.3. Her sisters were Mahlah, Noah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Zelophehad had no sons, and according to the traditional inheritance laws, his daughters would not receive a portion of the Promised Land. However, the daughters of Zelophehad approached Moses and the leaders of Israel, requesting the right to inherit their father's portion (Num.27.1-4).
In response to their request, God instructed Moses to grant the daughters of Zelophehad an inheritance among their father's relatives, setting a precedent for cases where a man died without male heirs (Num.27.5-11). This ruling ensured that Hoglah and her sisters would receive a portion of the land allocated to the tribe of Manasseh.
The story of Hoglah and her sisters is significant, as it demonstrates the importance of women's rights and their ability to advocate for themselves in a patriarchal society. Their actions led to a change in inheritance laws, ensuring that women could inherit property in the absence of male heirs.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
Connections
No reviewed connections yet.
Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Zelophehad
Appears in Scripture
Named in 4 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.