These five women faced a dilemma pertaining to the inheritance of their father in the Promised Land. This was so because it was customary in Israel for land inheritance to be passed on through a man’s sons.
ऐसा इसलिए था क्योंकि इस्राएल में एक व्यक्‍ति की ज़मीन को उसके पुत्रों के माध्यम से हिस्सा दिए जाने की रीति थी ।