Noah
Noah was one of the daughters of Zelophehad who received an inheritance in the Promised Land.
The name Noah means “that quavers or totters (Zelophehad's daughter)”
FemaleTribe of ManassehEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament2 books4 verses
Summary
A woman from the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Numbers 26:33; only referred to as Noah (נֹעָה); daughter of Zelophehad; a sister of Mahlah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.
Glossary entries
Family members
- Father
Alternative names
- נֹעָהNoah
Mentions
- Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
- 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
- Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to cousins on their father’s side.
- 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.