Joshua 21
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Then the heads of the fathers' houses of the a Levites came near to b Eleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.
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And they spoke to them at c Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, d "The LORD commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their common-lands for our livestock."
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So the children of Israel gave to the Levites from their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their common-lands:
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Now the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. And e the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, f had thirteen cities by lot from the tribe of Judah, from the tribe of Simeon, and from the tribe of Benjamin.
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g The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh.
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And h the children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
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i The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.
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j And the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands by lot to the Levites, k as the LORD had commanded by the hand of Moses.
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So they gave from the tribe of the children of Judah and from the tribe of the children of Simeon these cities which are designated by name,
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which were for the children of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for the lot was theirs first.
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l And they gave them Kirjath Arba (Arba was the father of m Anak), n which is Hebron, in the mountains of Judah, with the common-land surrounding it.
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But o the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession.
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Thus p to the children of Aaron the priest they gave q Hebron with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), r Libnah with its common-land,
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s Jattir with its common-land, t Eshtemoa with its common-land,
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u Holon with its common-land, v Debir with its common-land,
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w Ain with its common-land, x Juttah with its common-land, and y Beth Shemesh with its common-land: nine cities from those two tribes;
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and from the tribe of Benjamin, z Gibeon with its common-land, a Geba with its common-land,
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Anathoth with its common-land, and b Almon with its common-land: four cities.
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All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their common-lands.
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c And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, the rest of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot from the tribe of Ephraim.
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For they gave them d Shechem with its common-land in the mountains of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the slayer), e Gezer with its common-land,
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Kibzaim with its common-land, and Beth Horon with its common-land: four cities;
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and from the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its common-land, Gibbethon with its common-land,
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f Aijalon with its common-land, and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: four cities;
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and from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its common-land and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: two cities.
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All the ten cities with their common-lands were for the rest of the families of the children of Kohath.
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g Also to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, from the other half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave h Golan in Bashan with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), and Be Eshterah with its common-land: two cities;
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and from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its common-land, Daberath with its common-land,
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Jarmuth with its common-land, and En Gannim with its common-land: four cities;
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and from the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its common-land, Abdon with its common-land,
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Helkath with its common-land, and Rehob with its common-land: four cities;
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and from the tribe of Naphtali, i Kedesh in Galilee with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Hammoth Dor with its common-land, and Kartan with its common-land: three cities.
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All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their common-lands.
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j And to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its common-land, Kartah with its common-land,
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Dimnah with its common-land, and Nahalal with its common-land: four cities;
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and from the tribe of Reuben, k Bezer with its common-land, Jahaz with its common-land,
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Kedemoth with its common-land, and Mephaath with its common-land: four cities;
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and from the tribe of Gad, l Ramoth in Gilead with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Mahanaim with its common-land,
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Heshbon with its common-land, and Jazer with its common-land: four cities in all.
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So all the cities for the children of Merari according to their families, the rest of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
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m All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their common-lands.
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Every one of these cities had its common-land surrounding it; thus were all these cities.
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So the LORD gave to Israel n all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they o took possession of it and dwelt in it.
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p The LORD gave them q rest all around, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers. And r not a man of all their enemies stood against them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
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s Not a word failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.
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Numbers 35:1 - 8
And the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, saying:
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Numbers 34:16 - 29
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying.
Joshua 14:1
These are the areas which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel distributed as an inheritance to them.
Joshua 17:4
And they came near before Eleazar the priest, before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the rulers, saying, "The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers." Therefore, according to the commandment of the LORD, he gave them an inheritance among their father's brothers.
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Joshua 18:1
Now the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of meeting there. And the land was subdued before them.
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Numbers 35:2
Command the children of Israel that they give the Levites cities to dwell in from the inheritance of their possession, and you shall also give the Levites common-land around the cities.
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Joshua 21:8
And the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded by the hand of Moses.
Joshua 21:19
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their common-lands.
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Joshua 19:51
These were the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel divided as an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. So they made an end of dividing the country.
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Joshua 21:20
And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, the rest of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot from the tribe of Ephraim.
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Joshua 21:27
Also to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, from the other half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), and Be Eshterah with its common-land: two cities.
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Joshua 21:34
And to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its common-land, Kartah with its common-land.
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Joshua 21:3
So the children of Israel gave to the Levites from their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their common-lands:
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Numbers 35:2
Command the children of Israel that they give the Levites cities to dwell in from the inheritance of their possession, and you shall also give the Levites common-land around the cities.
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Joshua 20:7
So they appointed Kedesh in Galilee, in the mountains of Naphtali, Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim, and Kirjath Arba (which is Hebron) in the mountains of Judah.
1 Chronicles 6:55
They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, with its surrounding common-lands.
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Joshua 14:15
And the name of Hebron formerly was Kirjath Arba ( Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim). Then the land had rest from war.
Joshua 15:13
Now to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a share among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, namely, Kirjath Arba, which is Hebron ( Arba was the father of Anak).
Joshua 15:14
Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak from there: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
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Joshua 20:7
So they appointed Kedesh in Galilee, in the mountains of Naphtali, Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim, and Kirjath Arba (which is Hebron) in the mountains of Judah.
Luke 1:39
Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah.
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Joshua 14:14
Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel.
1 Chronicles 6:56
But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
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1 Chronicles 6:57
And to the sons of Aaron they gave one of the cities of refuge, Hebron; also Libnah with its common-lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its common-lands.
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Joshua 15:54
Humtah, Kirjath Arba (which is Hebron), and Zior: nine cities with their villages.
Joshua 20:2
Speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'Appoint for yourselves cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses.
Joshua 20:7
So they appointed Kedesh in Galilee, in the mountains of Naphtali, Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim, and Kirjath Arba (which is Hebron) in the mountains of Judah.
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Joshua 15:42
Libnah, Ether, Ashan.
2 Kings 8:22
Thus Edom has been in revolt against Judah's authority to this day. And Libnah revolted at that time.
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Joshua 15:48
And in the mountain country: Shamir, Jattir, Sochoh.
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Joshua 15:50
Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim.
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1 Chronicles 6:58
Hilen with its common-lands, Debir with its common-lands.
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Joshua 15:49
Dannah, Kirjath Sannah (which is Debir).
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1 Chronicles 6:59
Ashan with its common-lands, and Beth Shemesh with its common-lands.
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Joshua 15:55
Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah.
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Joshua 15:10
Then the border turned westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the side of Mount Jearim on the north (which is Chesalon), went down to Beth Shemesh, and passed on to Timnah.
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Joshua 18:25
Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth.
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Joshua 18:24
Chephar Haammoni, Ophni, and Gaba: twelve cities with their villages.
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1 Chronicles 6:60
And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its common-lands, Alemeth with its common-lands, and Anathoth with its common-lands. All their cities among their families were thirteen.
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1 Chronicles 6:66
Now some of the families of the sons of Kohath were given cities as their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.
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Joshua 20:7
So they appointed Kedesh in Galilee, in the mountains of Naphtali, Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim, and Kirjath Arba (which is Hebron) in the mountains of Judah.
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Judges 1:29
Nor did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; so the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
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Joshua 10:12
Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel: "Sun, stand still over Gibeon; And Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.
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Joshua 21:6
And the children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
1 Chronicles 6:71
From the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh the sons of Gershon were given Golan in Bashan with its common-lands and Ashtaroth with its common-lands.
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Joshua 20:8
And on the other side of the Jordan, by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness on the plain, from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead, from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan, from the tribe of Manasseh.
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Joshua 20:7
So they appointed Kedesh in Galilee, in the mountains of Naphtali, Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim, and Kirjath Arba (which is Hebron) in the mountains of Judah.
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Joshua 21:7
The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.
1 Chronicles 6:77 - 81
From the tribe of Zebulun the rest of the children of Merari were given Rimmon with its common-lands and Tabor with its common-lands.
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Deuteronomy 4:43
Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau for the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.
Joshua 20:8
And on the other side of the Jordan, by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness on the plain, from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead, from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan, from the tribe of Manasseh.
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Joshua 20:8
And on the other side of the Jordan, by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness on the plain, from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead, from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan, from the tribe of Manasseh.
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Numbers 35:7
So all the cities you will give to the Levites shall be forty-eight; these you shall give with their common-land.
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Genesis 12:7
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Genesis 26:3
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Genesis 26:4
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Genesis 28:4
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Genesis 28:13
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Genesis 28:14
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Numbers 33:53
You shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land and dwell in it, for I have given you the land to possess.
Joshua 1:11
"Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, 'Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess.'"
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Deuteronomy 7:23
But the LORD your God will deliver them over to you, and will inflict defeat upon them until they are destroyed.
Deuteronomy 7:24
And He will deliver their kings into your hand, and you will destroy their name from under heaven; no one shall be able to stand against you until you have destroyed them.
Joshua 11:23
So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD had said to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Then the land rested from war.
Joshua 22:4
And now the LORD your God has given rest to your brethren, as He promised them; now therefore, return and go to your tents and to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side of the Jordan.
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Joshua 1:13
"Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, 'The LORD your God is giving you rest and is giving you this land.'
Joshua 1:15
"until the LORD has given your brethren rest, as He gave you, and they also have taken possession of the land which the LORD your God is giving them. Then you shall return to the land of your possession and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD's servant gave you on this side of the Jordan toward the sunrise."
Joshua 11:23
So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD had said to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Then the land rested from war.
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Deuteronomy 7:24
And He will deliver their kings into your hand, and you will destroy their name from under heaven; no one shall be able to stand against you until you have destroyed them.
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Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
Joshua 23:14
Behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spoke concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has failed.
1 Kings 8:56
Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised. There has not failed one word of all His good promise, which He promised through His servant Moses.
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