1 Chronicles 6:54-81

Descendants of Levi

54 These are their dwelling places according to their p settlements within their borders: to the sons of Aaron of the q clans of Kohathites, for theirs was the first lot, 55 to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands, 56 r but the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 57 s To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands, 58 Hilen with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands, 59 Ashan with its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands; 60 and from the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon, 1 Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their cities throughout their clans were thirteen.

61 t To the rest of the Kohathites were given by lot out of the clan of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities. 62 To the Gershomites according to their clans were allotted thirteen cities out of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and Manasseh in Bashan. 63 u To the Merarites according to their clans were allotted twelve cities out of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. 64 v So the people of Israel gave the Levites the cities with their pasturelands. 65 They gave by lot out of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin w these cities that are mentioned by name.

66 x And some of the clans of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim. 67 They were given the cities of refuge: Shechem with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands, 68 y Jokmeam with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands, 69 Aijalon with its pasturelands, Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands, 70 and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its pasturelands, and Bileam with its pasturelands, for the rest of the clans of the Kohathites.

71 z To the Gershomites were given out of the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and a Ashtaroth with its pasturelands; 72 and out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands, 73 Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its pasturelands; 74 out of the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands, 75 Hukok with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands; 76 and out of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands. 77 b To the rest of the Merarites were allotted out of the tribe of Zebulun: c Rimmono with its pasturelands, c Tabor with its pasturelands, 78 and d beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands, 79 Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands; 80 and out of the tribe of Gad: e Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, f Mahanaim with its pasturelands, 81 g Heshbon with its pasturelands, and h Jazer with its pasturelands.

  1. Cross References
    Genesis 25:16
    These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve princes according to their tribes.
    Numbers 31:10
    All their cities in the places where they lived, and all their encampments, they burned with fire.
  2. Cross References
    Joshua 21:4
    The lot came out for the clans of the Kohathites. So those Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, thirteen cities.
    Joshua 21:10
    Which went to the descendants of Aaron, one of the clans of the Kohathites who belonged to the people of Levi; since the lot fell to them first.
  3. Cross References
    Joshua 14:13
    Then Joshua blessed him, and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
    Joshua 15:13
    According to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the people of Judah, Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak).
  4. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 6:57 - 60
    To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands.
    Joshua 21:13 - 19
    And to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands, Libnah with its pasturelands.
  5. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 6:66 - 70
    And some of the clans of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim.
    Joshua 21:5
    And the rest of the Kohathites received by lot from the clans of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
  6. Cross References
    Joshua 21:7
    The Merarites according to their clans received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
  7. Cross References
    Joshua 21:3
    So by command of the Lord the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasturelands out of their inheritance.
  8. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 6:57 - 60
    To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands.
  9. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 6:66 - 70
    And some of the clans of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim.
    Joshua 21:20 - 26
    As to the rest of the Kohathites belonging to the Kohathite clans of the Levites, the cities allotted to them were out of the tribe of Ephraim.
  10. Cross References
    Joshua 12:22
    The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one.
    1 Kings 4:12
    Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth-shean that is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, and from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as the other side of Jokmeam.
  11. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 6:71 - 76
    To the Gershomites were given out of the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands.
    Joshua 21:27 - 33
    And to the Gershonites, one of the clans of the Levites, were given out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah with its pasturelands - two cities.
  12. Cross References
    Joshua 9:10
    And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon the king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth.
  13. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 6:77 - 81
    To the rest of the Merarites were allotted out of the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono with its pasturelands, Tabor with its pasturelands.
    Joshua 21:34 - 39
    And to the rest of the Levites, the Merarite clans, were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasturelands, Kartah with its pasturelands.
  14. Cross References
    Joshua 19:12 - 13
    From Sarid it goes in the other direction eastward toward the sunrise to the boundary of Chisloth-tabor. From there it goes to Daberath, then up to Japhia.
  15. Cross References
    Joshua 19:12 - 13
    From Sarid it goes in the other direction eastward toward the sunrise to the boundary of Chisloth-tabor. From there it goes to Daberath, then up to Japhia.
  16. Cross References
    Joshua 13:32
    These are the inheritances that Moses distributed in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan east of Jericho.
  17. Cross References
    1 Kings 22:3 - 4
    And the king of Israel said to his servants, "Do you know that Ramoth-gilead belongs to us, and we keep quiet and do not take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?
    2 Kings 9:1
    Then Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, "Tie up your garments, and take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead.
    2 Kings 9:14
    Thus Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. ( Now Joram with all Israel had been on guard at Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Syria.
  18. Cross References
    Genesis 32:2
    And when Jacob saw them he said, "This is God's camp!" So he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
  19. Cross References
    Joshua 13:17
    With Heshbon, and all its cities that are in the tableland; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon.
    Joshua 21:39
    Heshbon with its pasturelands, Jazer with its pasturelands - four cities in all.
  20. Cross References
    Numbers 21:32
    And Moses sent to spy out Jazer, and they captured its villages and dispossessed the Amorites who were there.
    Joshua 21:39
    Heshbon with its pasturelands, Jazer with its pasturelands - four cities in all.
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