Joshua 21:3

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

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  • Gen 49:7 : 7 'Cursed be their anger, so fierce, and their fury, so cruel! I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.'
  • Deut 33:8-9 : 8 Of Levi he said: 'Your Thummim and Urim belong to Your faithful one, whom You tested at Massah and contended with at the waters of Meribah. 9 He said of his father and mother, "I do not regard them;" he did not acknowledge his brothers or recognize his children, for they kept Your word and guarded Your covenant. 10 They will teach Your judgments to Jacob and Your law to Israel; they will offer incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
  • 1 Chr 6:54-66 : 54 Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasturelands. 55 From half the tribe of Manasseh, they gave Aner with its pasturelands and Bileam with its pasturelands for the remaining families of the Kohathites. 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. 58 Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its pasturelands. 59 From the tribe of Asher, they gave Mashal with its pasturelands, and Abdon with its pasturelands. 60 Hukok with its pasturelands and Rehob with its pasturelands. 61 From the tribe of Naphtali, they gave Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands. 62 To the remaining sons of Merari, from the tribe of Zebulun, they gave Rimmono with its pasturelands and Tabor with its pasturelands. 63 From beyond the Jordan at Jericho, east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben, they gave Bezer in the desert with its pasturelands and Jahzah with its pasturelands. 64 They also gave Kedemoth with its pasturelands and Mephaath with its pasturelands. 65 From the tribe of Gad, they were given Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands. 66 They were also given Heshbon with its pasturelands and Jazer with its pasturelands.

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  • Josh 21:7-10
    4 verses
    88%

    7The descendants of Merari, by their families, received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

    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.

  • Num 35:1-3
    3 verses
    85%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan at Jericho, saying:

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

    3The cities will be places for them to live, and the pasture lands will be for their livestock, their property, and all their animals.

  • 1 Chr 6:64-65
    2 verses
    82%

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

    65From the tribe of Gad, they were given Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands.

  • Josh 21:2
    81%

    2They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, 'The LORD commanded through Moses to give us cities to live in, with pasture lands for our livestock.'

  • Josh 21:4-5
    2 verses
    78%

    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.

    5The remaining Kohathites received, by lot, ten cities from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and half the tribe of Manasseh.

  • Num 35:7-9
    3 verses
    77%

    7The total number of cities you give to the Levites will be forty-eight, along with their pasture lands.

    8The cities you give from the inheritance of the Israelites shall be proportionate: from larger tribes give more, and from smaller tribes give less. Each tribe shall give cities to the Levites in accordance with the inheritance it receives.

    9The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Josh 14:1-4
    4 verses
    76%

    1These are the territories the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the ancestral tribes allotted to the Israelites.

    2Their inheritance was assigned by lot, as the LORD had commanded through Moses, for the nine and a half tribes.

    3For Moses had given the inheritance to the two and a half tribes east of the Jordan River, but to the Levites he did not give any inheritance among them.

    4The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites did not receive a portion of land but were instead given cities to live in, with pasturelands for their livestock and possessions.

  • Josh 21:41-43
    3 verses
    76%

    41In total, the cities of the Levites within the possession of the Israelites numbered forty-eight cities along with their pasture lands.

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

    43So the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give to their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.

  • Josh 21:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

    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.

  • Josh 13:33
    75%

    33However, Moses gave no inheritance to the tribe of Levi. The LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as He promised them.

  • Num 18:24
    75%

    24For I have given the Levites the tithes that the Israelites present as a contribution to the LORD as their inheritance. That is why I told them they shall have no inheritance among the Israelites.

  • Num 34:13
    74%

    13Moses commanded the Israelites, saying: This is the land you are to inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes.

  • Num 34:29
    74%

    29These are the men whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance among the Israelites in the land of Canaan.

  • Josh 21:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

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

    13To 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.

  • Josh 13:14
    74%

    14But to the tribe of Levi, Moses gave no inheritance, for the offerings made by fire to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, as He promised.

  • Ezek 47:21
    74%

    21You are to divide this land among the tribes of Israel.

  • Num 18:21
    73%

    21To the Levites, I have given every tithe in Israel as their inheritance in return for the work they do while serving at the tent of meeting.

  • Josh 21:26
    73%

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

  • Num 8:20
    73%

    20Moses, Aaron, and the entire Israelite community did with the Levites everything the LORD commanded Moses concerning them.

  • Josh 21:33
    73%

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

  • Num 34:2
    72%

    2Command the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land of Canaan, this is the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance—the land of Canaan with its boundaries:

  • Josh 18:7
    72%

    7The Levites will not have a portion among you, because the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance. Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received their inheritance east of the Jordan, which Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave them.

  • Deut 18:2
    72%

    2They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.

  • Num 3:9
    72%

    9You shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the people of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 31:19
    72%

    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.

  • Lev 25:33
    71%

    33If anyone redeems property from the Levites, the property that was sold in the city they possess must be released in the Jubilee, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the Israelites.

  • Josh 17:4
    71%

    4They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, 'The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.' So, in accordance with the LORD's command, they were given an inheritance among their father's brothers.

  • Deut 19:2
    71%

    2you are to set apart three cities in the midst of the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

  • Deut 10:9
    71%

    9That is why the Levites have no share or inheritance among their brothers; the LORD Himself is their inheritance, as He promised them.

  • Num 35:14
    71%

    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.

  • Num 2:33
    71%

    33The Levites were not counted among the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

  • Josh 19:23
    71%

    23This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Issachar, according to their families—the cities and their villages.

  • Josh 21:22
    71%

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