Joshua 21:13

13 To the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron (the asylum-city for the unconvicted killers), Libnah,

Joshua 21:13 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 21:13

Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest
The families of the Kohathites, that part of them which descended from him, and were priests: Hebron with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer;
that had slain a person unawares, and without design; see on ( Joshua 20:3 Joshua 20:7 ) ; and Libnah with her suburbs;
a royal city, of which see ( Joshua 10:29 Joshua 10:30 ) .

Joshua 21:13 In-Context

11 Kiriath Arba (Arba was the ancestor of Anak), that is, Hebron, in the hills of Judah, with access to the pastures around it.
12 The fields of the city and its open lands they had already given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
13 To the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron (the asylum-city for the unconvicted killers), Libnah,
14 Jattir, Eshtemoa
15 , Holon, Debir
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