John Gill's Exposition on Numbers 27:11

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And if his father have no brethren, etc.] Nor any descending from them: then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family: that is nearest of kin to him, though ever so remote; that is, of his father’s family, not his mother’s, which was no family: and he shall possess it: here the Jews have a saying, that an Israelite is never without heirs f427: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment; a judicial law, that should ever remain firm, and sure, and unalterable: as the Lord commanded Moses; and therefore no man could dispose of his estate or inheritance by will, otherwise than is set forth by this command.

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