Joshua 21:8

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

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  • Josh 21:3 : 3 So the Israelites gave the Levites, according to the LORD’s command, the following cities and pasture lands from their inheritance.
  • Prov 16:33 : 33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.
  • Prov 18:18 : 18 Casting lots settles disputes and separates strong opponents.
  • Num 32:2 : 2 The sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, saying:
  • Num 33:54 : 54 You shall apportion the land by lot according to your clans. You shall give more to the larger groups and less to the smaller groups. The place where the lot falls for each shall be theirs. You shall divide land according to the tribes of your ancestors.
  • Num 35:3 : 3 The cities will be places for them to live, and the pasture lands will be for their livestock, their property, and all their animals.
  • Josh 18:6 : 6 Write a description of the land in seven divisions and bring it to me here. I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 21:2-7
    6 verses
    88%

    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.'

    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.

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

    6The descendants of Gershon received, by lot, thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

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

  • 1 Chr 6:63-65
    3 verses
    82%

    63From 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.

    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 21:9-10
    2 verses
    81%

    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 35:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    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.

  • Josh 14:1-5
    5 verses
    80%

    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.

    5The Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses and divided the land.

  • Num 34:13
    78%

    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 8:20
    77%

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

  • 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 21:40-42
    3 verses
    76%

    40In total, the families of the Merarites, the remaining Levite families, received twelve cities by lot.

    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.

  • Num 2:33
    74%

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

  • Josh 18:10
    74%

    10Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there he distributed the land to the Israelites, according to their divisions.

  • Josh 21:20
    74%

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

  • Josh 18:6-8
    3 verses
    73%

    6Write a description of the land in seven divisions and bring it to me here. I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.

    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.

    8The men set out, and as they went, Joshua directed those going to map the land, saying, "Go, walk through the land, write a description of it, and return to me. Then I will cast lots for you here before the LORD in Shiloh."

  • Ezek 47:21
    73%

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

  • Josh 13:8
    72%

    8The other half-tribe, along with the Reubenites and the Gadites, has already received the inheritance that Moses gave them beyond the Jordan to the east, as the servant of the LORD had assigned to them.

  • Num 34:29
    72%

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

  • Num 34:16
    72%

    16The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Josh 13:32-33
    2 verses
    71%

    32These are the portions of land that Moses distributed as inheritances on the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan east of Jericho.

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

  • Num 31:47
    71%

    47From the Israelites' half, Moses took one out of every fifty, whether man or beast, and gave them to the Levites, who were responsible for the care of the LORD's tabernacle, as the LORD had commanded him.

  • Num 31:31
    71%

    31So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Ezek 48:29
    71%

    29This is the land you shall divide as an inheritance for the tribes of Israel, and these shall be their portions, declares the Lord GOD.

  • Num 8:23
    71%

    23The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • 1 Chr 6:61
    71%

    61From the tribe of Naphtali, they gave Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands.

  • Josh 21:34
    71%

    34To the families of the Merarites, the remaining Levites, they gave from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands, and Kartah with its pasture lands,

  • Josh 21:26
    71%

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

  • Num 36:13
    71%

    13These are the commandments and regulations that the LORD commanded through Moses to the Israelites in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.

  • Josh 19:51
    71%

    51These were the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the Israelite tribes distributed by lot at Shiloh before the LORD, at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing the land.

  • Josh 20:8
    70%

    8Across the Jordan east of Jericho, they designated Bezer in the wilderness on the plain from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.