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The following towns were assigned to Aaron's descendants: Hebron, a city of refuge, Jattir, and the towns of Libnah, Eshtemoa, Hilen, Debir, Ashan, and Beth Shemesh, with their pasture lands.
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This included Hebron in the territory of Judah and the pasture lands around it.
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The fields and villages, however, that belonged to the city were assigned to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
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The following towns were assigned to Aaron's descendants: Hebron, a city of refuge, Jattir, and the towns of Libnah, Eshtemoa, Hilen, Debir, Ashan, and Beth Shemesh, with their pasture lands.
Footnotes 1
[a].
city of refuge: [If anyone accidentally killed someone, he could escape to one of these cities and be safe from revenge (see Js 20.1-9).]
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.