Bible Encyclopedias
Hoglah
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
hog´la ( חגלה , ḥoghlāh , "partridge"): The third of five daughters of Zelophehad of the tribe of Manasseh ( Numbers 26:33 ). Zelophehad leaving no male heir, it was made a statute that the inheritance in such cases should pass to the daughters, if such there were, as joint heirs, on condition, however, of marriage within the tribe (Numbers 27:1-11; Numbers 36:1-12; Joshua 17:3 f).
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Hoglah'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/h/hoglah.html. 1915.