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of the Kohathite clan were allotted ten towns from the tribes of Ephraim,
Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
The clan of Gershon was allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issa
char, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
The clan of Merari was allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben,
Gad, and Zebulun.
So the Israelites obeyed the Lord’s command to M
oses and assigned
these towns and pasturelands to the Levites by casting sacred lots.
The Israelites gave the following towns from the tribes of Judah and
Simeon to the descendants of Aaron, who were members of the Ko
hathite clan within the tribe of Levi, since the sacred lot fell to them first:
Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, along with its
surrounding pasturelands. (Arba was an ancestor of Anak.) But the open
fields beyond the town and the surrounding villages were given to Caleb
son of Jephunneh as his possession.
The following towns with their pasturelands were given to the descendants of Aaron the priest: Hebron (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa, Holon, Debir, Ain, Juttah,
and Beth-shemesh—nine towns from these two tribes.
From the tribe of Benjamin the priests were given the following towns
with their pasturelands: Gibeon, Geba, Anathoth, and Almon—four
towns. So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were given to the
priests, the descendants of Aaron.
The rest of the Kohathite clan from the tribe of Levi was allotted the following towns and pasturelands from the tribe of Ephraim: Shechem in the
hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed
someone), Gezer, Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four towns.
The following towns and pasturelands were allotted to the priests from
the tribe of Dan: Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four
towns.
The h alf-tribe of Manasseh allotted the following towns with their
pasturelands to the priests: Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two towns. So
in all, ten towns with their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Ko
hathite clan.
The descendants of Gershon, another clan within the tribe of Levi, received the following towns with their pasturelands from the h alf-tribe of
Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for those who accidentally
killed someone) and Be-eshterah—two towns.
From the tribe of Issachar they received the following towns with their
pasturelands: Kishion, Daberath, Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four towns.
From the tribe of Asher they received the following towns with their
pasturelands: Mishal, Abdon, Helkath, and Rehob—four towns.