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They were given Hebron in the territory of Judah as well as the pastureland around it,
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but the fields belonging to the city and its villages were given to Caleb, son of Jephunneh.
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Aaron's descendants were given Hebron as a city of refuge, Libnah with its pastureland, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pastureland,
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Hilen with its pastureland, Debir with its pastureland,
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Ashan with its pastureland, and Beth Shemesh with its pastureland.
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From the tribe of Benjamin, Aaron's descendants received Geba with its pastureland, Alemeth with its pastureland, and Anathoth with its pastureland. There was a total of 13 cities for their families.
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The rest of Kohath's descendants received 10 cities chosen by lot from the families of half of the tribe of Manasseh.
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The families of Gershom's descendants were given 13 cities chosen by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and [the part of] the tribe of Manasseh that lived in Bashan.
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The families of Merari's descendants were given 12 cities chosen by lot from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
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So the Israelites gave the Levites the cities with their pasturelands.
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They gave [them] the cities chosen by lot and mentioned here by name from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.