Joshua 21:13

13 Therefore Joshua gave to the sons of Aaron, the priest, Hebron, to be a city of refuge, and the suburbs thereof, and Libnah with his suburbs (and Libnah with its suburbs),

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 Kiriatharba, of the father of Anak, which is called Hebron, in the hill of Judah, and the suburbs thereof by compass; (Kiriatharba, that is, the City of Arba, who was the father of the Anak, that is, the Anakim, in the hill country of Judah, which is now called Hebron, and the suburbs around it;)

12 soothly he gave the fields and towns thereof to Caleb, son of Jephunneh, to have in possession. (and he gave its fields and towns to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, to have for a possession.)

13 Therefore Joshua gave to the sons of Aaron, the priest, Hebron, to be a city of refuge, and the suburbs thereof, and Libnah with his suburbs (and Libnah with its suburbs),

14 and Jattir, and Eshtemoa,

15 and Holon, and Debir,