Joshua 21:13

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To the descendants of Aaron, the priest, they gave Hebron (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone), along with its pasture lands, and Libnah with its pasture lands.

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  • Josh 15:42 : 42 Libnah, Ether, and Ashan.
  • Josh 15:54 : 54 Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities with their villages.
  • Josh 20:7 : 7 So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
  • Josh 10:29 : 29 Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against it.
  • Num 35:6 : 6 The cities that you give to the Levites shall include six cities of refuge for someone who kills another unintentionally to flee to; in addition, give them forty-two more cities.
  • 1 Chr 6:56-57 : 56 To the sons of Gershom, from the half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands. 57 From the tribe of Issachar, they gave Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands.
  • Isa 37:8 : 8 Then the Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria waging war against Libnah, for he had heard that he had left Lachish.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 6:55-58
    4 verses
    88%

    55From half the tribe of Manasseh, they gave Aner with its pasturelands and Bileam with its pasturelands for the remaining families of the Kohathites.

    56To the sons of Gershom, from the half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands.

    57From the tribe of Issachar, they gave Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands.

    58Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its pasturelands.

  • Josh 21:8-12
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    79%

    8So the Israelites gave these cities with their pasture lands to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses, by lot.

    9From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they gave the following cities by name.

    10These cities were for the descendants of Aaron, who were from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, for the first lot was for them.

    11They gave them Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasture lands. Arba was the ancestor of the Anakites.

    12However, the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.

  • Josh 21:18-22
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    18Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands—four cities in total.

    19In total, the descendants of Aaron, the priests, received thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

    20The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites received cities allotted to them from the tribe of Ephraim.

    21They were given Shechem (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasture lands,

    22Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth-horon with its pasture lands—four cities.

  • Num 35:11-15
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    74%

    11you shall designate cities to serve as cities of refuge where someone who unintentionally kills another may flee.

    12These cities shall serve as a refuge from the avenger of blood, so that the one who killed someone unintentionally may not be put to death until they stand trial before the congregation.

    13The cities you are to give will serve as six cities of refuge.

    14Three of these cities you shall give on the east side of the Jordan, and three in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.

    15These six cities will be a refuge for the Israelites, for the foreigner, and for the sojourner living among them, so that anyone who unintentionally kills another can flee there.

  • Josh 21:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3So the Israelites gave the Levites, according to the LORD’s command, the following cities and pasture lands from their inheritance.

    4The lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The descendants of Aaron, the priest, who were from the Levites, received, by lot, thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

  • Josh 21:31-33
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    74%

    31Helkath with its pasture lands and Rehob with its pasture lands—four cities.

    32From the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands, Hammoth-dor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands—three cities.

    33In total, the families of the Gershonites received thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

  • Josh 21:26-27
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    73%

    26In total, the remaining Kohathite clans received ten cities with their pasture lands.

    27To the descendants of Gershon, from the families of the Levites, they gave from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands, and Be-eshterah with its pasture lands—two cities.

  • Josh 21:14-15
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    73%

    14Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,

    15Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands.

  • Josh 20:7
    73%

    7So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.

  • Josh 15:13
    72%

    13To Caleb son of Jephunneh, he was given a portion among the descendants of Judah, based on the Lord’s command to Joshua, the city of Arba (father of Anak), which is Hebron.

  • Num 35:6
    71%

    6The cities that you give to the Levites shall include six cities of refuge for someone who kills another unintentionally to flee to; in addition, give them forty-two more cities.

  • Josh 20:2-4
    3 verses
    71%

    2Speak to the people of Israel, saying: Appoint for yourselves the cities of refuge that I spoke about to you through Moses.

    3These cities are to be a place where someone who unintentionally kills another person without malice can flee. They will serve as a refuge from the avenger of blood.

    4The one who flees to one of these cities must stand at the entrance of the city gate and explain their case to the elders of that city. They should take the person into the city, provide a place for them to stay, and allow them to live among them.

  • Josh 21:42
    70%

    42Each of these cities had its surrounding pasture lands. This was true for all these cities.

  • Josh 14:13
    70%

    13Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.

  • Josh 21:37-38
    2 verses
    70%

    37Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands—four cities in total.

    38From the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,

  • Num 35:2
    69%

    2Command the Israelites to give the Levites cities to live in from their inheritance, and give them pasture lands around the cities.

  • 1 Chr 6:64
    69%

    64They also gave Kedemoth with its pasturelands and Mephaath with its pasturelands.

  • Deut 4:42-43
    2 verses
    69%

    42These were for anyone who accidentally killed a neighbor without prior hostility, so that they could flee to one of these cities and live.

    43The cities were Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau for the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.

  • 2 Chr 11:10
    69%

    10Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.

  • Josh 20:9
    68%

    9These were the appointed cities for all the Israelites and for the foreigners living among them, so that anyone who unintentionally killed another person could flee there and not die at the hand of the avenger of blood until they stood trial before the assembly.

  • Josh 15:42
    68%

    42Libnah, Ether, and Ashan.

  • 2 Chr 31:19
    68%

    19For the descendants of Aaron, the priests who lived in the fields surrounding their towns, men were designated by name to distribute portions to every male among the priests and to everyone enlisted in the genealogical records among the Levites.

  • Judg 1:20
    68%

    20They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had promised, and Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak from it.

  • Josh 21:35
    68%

    35Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands—four cities in total.

  • Josh 15:54
    67%

    54Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities with their villages.