Numbers 26:52–62

⁵²The Lord spoke to Moses, ⁵³“The land is to be divided among them as an inheritance based on the number of names. ⁵⁴Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one. Each is to be given its inheritance according to those who were registered in it. ⁵⁵The land is to be divided by lot; they will receive an inheritance according to the names of their ancestral tribes. ⁵⁶Each inheritance will be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”^a

⁵⁷These were the Levites registered by their clans:

the Gershonite clan from Gershon;

the Kohathite clan from Kohath;

the Merarite clan from Merari.

⁵⁸These were the Levite family groups:

the Libnite clan,

the Hebronite clan,

the Mahlite clan,

the Mushite clan,

and the Korahite clan.^b

Kohath was the ancestor of Amram.^{c 59}The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, a descendant of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. She bore to Amram: Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam. ⁶⁰Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar were born to Aaron,^{d 61}but Nadab and Abihu died when they presented unauthorized fire before the Lord.^{e 62}Those registered were 23,000, every male one month old or more; they were not registered among the other Israelites, because no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.