Joshua 21:11–42

¹¹They gave them Kiriath Arba, also called Hebron, and all its pastures in the mountains of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.) ¹²But the fields and the villages around Kiriath Arba had been given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.

¹³So they gave the city of Hebron to the descendants of Aaron (Hebron was a city of safety). They also gave them the towns of Libnah, ¹⁴Jattir, Eshtemoa, ¹⁵Holon, Debir, ¹⁶Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, and all the pastures around them. Nine towns were given from these two tribes.

¹⁷They also gave the people of Aaron these cities that belonged to the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon, Geba, ¹⁸Anathoth, and Almon. They gave them these four towns and the pastures around them.

¹⁹So these thirteen towns with their pastures were given to the priests, who were from the family of Aaron.

²⁰The other Kohathite family groups of the Levites were given these towns from the tribe of Ephraim: ²¹Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim (which was a city of safety), Gezer, ²²Kibzaim, and Beth Horon. There were four towns and their pastures.

²³The tribe of Dan gave them Eltekeh, Gibbethon, ²⁴Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon. There were four towns and their pastures.

²⁵West Manasseh gave them Taanach and Gath Rimmon and the pastures around these two towns.

²⁶So these ten towns and the pastures around them were given to the rest of the Kohathite family groups.

²⁷The Gershonite family groups of the Levite tribe were given these towns: East Manasseh gave them Golan in Bashan, which was a city of safety, and Be Eshtarah, and the pastures around these two towns.

²⁸The tribe of Issachar gave them Kishion, Daberath, ²⁹Jarmuth, and En Gannim, and the pastures around these four towns.

³⁰The tribe of Asher gave them Mishal, Abdon, ³¹Helkath, and Rehob, and the pastures around these four towns.

³²The tribe of Naphtali gave them Kedesh in Galilee (a city of safety), Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, and the pastures around these three towns.

³³So the Gershonite family groups received thirteen towns and the pastures around them.

³⁴The Merarite family groups (the rest of the Levites) were given these towns: The tribe of Zebulun gave them Jokneam, Kartah, ³⁵Dimnah, and Nahalal, and the pastures around these four towns.

³⁶The tribe of Reuben gave them Bezer, Jahaz, ³⁷Kedemoth, and Mephaath, along with the pastures around these four towns.

³⁸The tribe of Gad gave them Ramoth in Gilead (a city of safety), Mahanaim, ³⁹Heshbon, and Jazer, and the pastures around these four towns.

⁴⁰So the total number of towns given to the Merarite family groups was twelve.

⁴¹A total of forty-eight towns with their pastures in the land of Israel were given to the Levites. ⁴²Each town had pastures around it.