Part 1 discusses the inheritance laws. Basically, a man's property goes to his son. If he has sons, it goes to his daugthers. If he has no daughters, then it goes to his brothers, and so forth.
This is similar to what we have now, but we removed the gender distinction. Still though, if someone dies, his or property is inherited by the children, and if he has no children, then the nearest living relative.
This all happened because women lost their fathers, but their uncles were receiving their property.
Part 2 discusses the selection of Joshua as the successor of Moses. He is inaugurated in a public ceremony before high priest Eleazor and the entire community.
It is interesting that both of these are in the same chapter. Part 1 is property inheritance, part 2 is a spiritual leadership inheritance.
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