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Joshua 21:11–42

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They gave them Kiriath Arban (that is, Hebrono), with its surrounding pastureland, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the ancestor of Anak.) But the fields and villages around the city they had given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.p

So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron (a city of refugeq for one accused of murder), Libnah,r Jattir,s Eshtemoa,t Holon,u Debir,v Ain,w Juttahx and Beth Shemesh,y together with their pasturelands—nine towns from these two tribes.

And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon,z Geba,a Anathothb and Almon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.

The total number of townsc for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, came to thirteen, together with their pasturelands.d

The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim:

In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shecheme (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Gezer,f Kibzaim and Beth Horon,g together with their pasturelands—four towns.h

Also from the tribe of Dan they received Eltekeh, Gibbethon,i Aijalonj and Gath Rimmon,k together with their pasturelands—four towns.

From half the tribe of Manasseh they received Taanachl and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands—two towns.

All these ten towns and their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.m

The Levite clans of the Gershonites were given:

from the half-tribe of Manasseh,

Golan in Bashann (a city of refuge for one accused of murdero) and Be Eshterah, together with their pasturelands—two towns;

from the tribe of Issachar,p

Kishion,q Daberath,r Jarmuths and En Gannim,t together with their pasturelands—four towns;

from the tribe of Asher,u

Mishal,v Abdon,w Helkath and Rehob,x together with their pasturelands—four towns;

from the tribe of Naphtali,

Kedeshy in Galilee (a city of refuge for one accused of murderz), Hammoth Dor and Kartan, together with their pasturelands—three towns.

The total number of towns of the Gershonitea clans came to thirteen, together with their pasturelands.

The Merarite clans (the rest of the Levites) were given:

from the tribe of Zebulun,b

Jokneam,c Kartah, Dimnah and Nahalal,d together with their pasturelands—four towns;

from the tribe of Reuben,

Bezer,e Jahaz,f Kedemoth and Mephaath,g together with their pasturelands—four towns;

from the tribe of Gad,

Ramothh in Gileadi (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Mahanaim,j Heshbon and Jazer,k together with their pasturelands—four towns in all.

The total number of towns allotted to the Merarite clans, who were the rest of the Levites, came to twelve.l

The towns of the Levites in the territory held by the Israelites were forty-eight in all, together with their pasturelands.m Each of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it; this was true for all these towns.

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Cross references

  1. n Ge 23:2
  2. o Jos 10:36
  3. p Jos 15:13
  4. qNu 35:6
  5. r Nu 33:20
  6. s Jos 15:48
  7. t Jos 15:50
  8. u Jos 15:51
  9. v Jos 10:3
  10. w Nu 34:11
  11. xJos 15:55
  12. y Jos 15:10
  13. z Jos 9:3
  14. a Jos 18:24; Ne 11:31
  15. b2Sa 23:27; 1Ki 2:26; Ezr 2:23; Ne 7:27; 11:32; Isa 10:30; Jer 1:1; 11:21; 32:7
  16. c2Ch 31:15
  17. dver 4
  18. e Jos 17:7
  19. f Jos 10:33
  20. g Jos 10:10
  21. h1Sa 1:1
  22. i Jos 19:44
  23. j Jos 10:12
  24. k Jos 19:45
  25. l Jos 12:21
  26. mver 5
  27. n Jos 12:5
  28. oNu 35:6
  29. p Ge 30:18
  30. qJos 19:20
  31. r Jos 19:12
  32. s Jos 10:3
  33. t Jos 15:34
  34. u Jos 17:7
  35. vJos 19:26
  36. w Jos 19:28
  37. x Jos 19:28
  38. y Jos 12:22
  39. zNu 35:6
  40. aver 6
  41. b Jos 19:10
  42. c Jos 12:22
  43. dJos 19:15
  44. e Jos 20:8
  45. f Nu 21:23; Dt 2:32; Jdg 11:20
  46. g Jos 13:18
  47. h Dt 4:43
  48. i Jos 12:2
  49. j Ge 32:2
  50. k Jos 13:25
  51. lver 7
  52. mNu 35:7