1 Chronicles 6:55–81

⁵⁵They were given Hebron in the territory of Judah as well as the pastureland around it, ⁵⁶but the fields belonging to the city and its villages were given to Caleb, son of Jephunneh. ⁵⁷Aaron’s descendants were given Hebron as a city of refuge, Libnah with its pastureland, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pastureland, ⁵⁸Hilen with its pastureland, Debir with its pastureland, ⁵⁹Ashan with its pastureland, and Beth Shemesh with its pastureland. ⁶⁰From the tribe of Benjamin, Aaron’s descendants received Geba with its pastureland, Alemeth with its pastureland, and Anathoth with its pastureland. There was a total of 13 cities for their families. 

⁶¹The rest of Kohath’s descendants received 10 cities chosen by lot from the families of half of the tribe of Manasseh. ⁶²The families of Gershom’s descendants were given 13 cities chosen by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and ⸤the part of⸥ the tribe of Manasseh that lived in Bashan. ⁶³The families of Merari’s descendants were given 12 cities chosen by lot from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. 

⁶⁴So the Israelites gave the Levites the cities with their pasturelands. ⁶⁵They gave ⸤them⸥ the cities chosen by lot and mentioned here by name from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. 

⁶⁶Some of the families of Kohath’s descendants had cities chosen by lot from the tribe of Ephraim. ⁶⁷They were given these cities of refuge: Shechem with its pastureland in the hills of Ephraim, Gezer with its pastureland, ⁶⁸Jokmeam with its pastureland, Beth Horon with its pastureland, ⁶⁹Aijalon with its pastureland, and Gath Rimmon with its pastureland. ⁷⁰From half of the tribe of Manasseh, they were given Aner with its pastureland and Bileam with its pastureland for the families of the rest of Kohath’s descendants. 

⁷¹Gershom’s descendants received Golan in Bashan with its pastureland and Ashtaroth with its pastureland from the families of half of the tribe of Manasseh. ⁷²From the tribe of Issachar, they received Kedesh with its pastureland, Daberath with its pastureland, ⁷³Ramoth with its pastureland, and Anem with its pastureland. ⁷⁴From the tribe of Asher, they received Mashal with its pastureland, Abdon with its pastureland, ⁷⁵Hukok with its pastureland, and Rehob with its pastureland. ⁷⁶From the tribe of Naphtali, they received Kedesh in Galilee with its pastureland, Hammon with its pastureland, and Kiriathaim with its pastureland. 

⁷⁷The rest of Merari’s descendants received Rimmono with its pastureland and Tabor with its pastureland from the tribe of Zebulun. ⁷⁸From the tribe of Reuben,^bMerari’s descendants received land east of the Jordan River and across from Jericho: Bezer in the wilderness with its pastureland, Jahzah with its pastureland, ⁷⁹Kedemoth with its pastureland and Mephaath with its pastureland. ⁸⁰From the tribe of Gad, they received Ramoth in Gilead with its pastureland, Mahanaim with its pastureland, ⁸¹Heshbon with its pastureland, and Jazer with its pastureland.