Bava Batra

Fathers' houses are, in fact, enumerated. but  [Scripture] had taught us that the daughters of Zelophehad had [also] taken the portion of the birthright. Consequently,  the land of Israel was [regarded even before the conquest, as if it had already been] in the possession of Israel. The Master stated: 'Their sons received [shares] by virtue of the rights of the fathers of their fathers and the rights of the fathers of their mothers'.  Was it not taught [elsewhere], 'by virtue of their own rights'? — [This is] no difficulty. That  is in agreement with him who said [that the division was] in accordance with [the number of] those who came out of Egypt; this  is in agreement with him who said [that the division was] in accordance with [the number of] those who entered the land. If you like you may say: Both statements  [are in agreement with the view that the division was] in accordance with [the number of] those who entered the land and [yet] there is no difficulty. The one  [deals with the case of him] who was twenty years of age;  the other,  with the case of him who was not [yet] twenty years of age. SINCE HE WAS A FIRSTBORN SON [WHO] TAKES TWO SHARES. But why?  [Surely the estates of Hepher] were [only] prospective,  and a firstborn son is not [entitled] to take [a double share] in the prospective [property of his father] as in that which is in [his father's] possession [at the time of death]! — Rab Judah said in the name of Samuel: [The double share was] in tent pins. Rabbah raised an objection: [It has been taught that] R. Judah said, 'the daughters of Zelophehad took four portions, for it is said, and there fell ten parts to Manasseh!'  — But, said Rabbah, the land of Israel [was regarded even before the conquest as] in [actual] possession [of those who came out of Egypt]. An objection was raised: R. Hidka said: 'Simeon of Shikmona was my companion among the disciples of R. Akiba. And thus did R. Simeon of Shikmona say: Moses our Master knew that the daughters of Zelophehad were to he heiresses, but he did not know whether or not they were to take the portion of the birthright — And it was fitting that the [Scriptural] section of the laws of succession should have been written through Moses, but the daughters of Zelophehad merited it. and it was written through them.  Moses, furthermore, knew that the man who gathered sticks [on the Sabbath day]  was to he put to death, for it is said, Everyone that profaneth it shall surely be put to death,  but he did not know by which [kind of] death he was to die. And it was fitting that the section of the man who gathered sticks should have been written through Moses, only the gatherer had brought guilt upon himself and it was written through him. This teaches you