Numbers 27:4

Why should the name of our father be lost from among his family because he had no son? Give us a possession among the relatives of our father."

Joshua 17:4

They went before Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders and said, "The Lord told Moses to assign us land among our relatives." So Joshua assigned them land among their uncles, as the Lord had commanded.

Exodus 32:11

But Moses sought the favor of the Lord his God and said, "O Lord, why does your anger burn against your people, whom you have brought out from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?

Psalm 109:13

May his descendants be cut off! May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives!

Proverbs 13:9

The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.

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Summary

Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father.

Bible References

Why

Exodus 32:11
But Moses sought the favor of the Lord his God and said, "O Lord, why does your anger burn against your people, whom you have brought out from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
Psalm 109:13
May his descendants be cut off! May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives!
Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.

Give

Joshua 17:4
They went before Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders and said, "The Lord told Moses to assign us land among our relatives." So Joshua assigned them land among their uncles, as the Lord had commanded.

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