The Settlements of the Levites
54 These were the places assigned to Aaron's sons from the Kohathite family for their settlements in their territory, because the [first] lot was for them.
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They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands,
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but the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
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Aaron's sons were given: Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands,
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Hilen and its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands,
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Ashan and its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh and its pasturelands.
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From the tribe of Benjamin [they were given] Geba and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, and Anathoth and its pasturelands. They had 13 towns in all among their families.
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To the rest of the Kohathites, 10 towns from the half tribe of Manasseh [were assigned] by lot.
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The Gershomites [were assigned] 13 towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan according to their families.
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The Merarites [were assigned] by lot 12 towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun according to their families.
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So the Israelites gave these towns and their pasturelands to the Levites.
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They assigned by lot the towns named above from the tribes of the Judahites, Simeonites, and Benjaminites.
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Some of the families of the Kohathites were given towns from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory:
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Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer and its pasturelands,
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Jokmeam and its pasturelands, Beth-horon and its pasturelands,
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Aijalon and its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon and its pasturelands.
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From half the tribe of Manasseh, Aner and its pasturelands, and Bileam and its pasturelands [were given] to the rest of the families of the Kohathites.
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The Gershomites [received]: Golan in Bashan and its pasturelands, and Ashtaroth and its pasturelands from the families of half the tribe of Manasseh.
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From the tribe of Issachar [they received] Kedesh and its pasturelands, Daberath and its pasturelands,
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Ramoth and its pasturelands, and Anem and its pasturelands.
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From the tribe of Asher [they received] Mashal and its pasturelands, Abdon and its pasturelands,
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Hukok and its pasturelands, and Rehob and its pasturelands.
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From the tribe of Naphtali [they received] Kedesh in Galilee and its pasturelands, Hammon and its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim and its pasturelands.
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The rest of the Merarites [received]: From the tribe of Zebulun, [they received] Rimmono and its pasturelands and Tabor and its pasturelands.
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From the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan at Jericho, to the east of the Jordan, [they received] Bezer in the desert and its pasturelands, Jahzah and its pasturelands,
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Kedemoth and its pasturelands, and Mephaath and its pasturelands.
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From the tribe of Gad [they received] Ramoth in Gilead and its pasturelands, Mahanaim and its pasturelands,
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Heshbon and its pasturelands, and Jazer and its pasturelands.