Joshua 21:41

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All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.

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  • Gen 49:7 : 7 Cursed be their anr, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
  • Num 35:1-8 : 1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them. 3 And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts. 4 And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about. 5 And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities. 6 And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities. 7 So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs. 8 And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.
  • Deut 33:10 : 10 They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 21:42
    89%

    42These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.

  • Num 35:6-8
    3 verses
    88%

    6And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.

    7So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.

    8And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.

  • Josh 21:39-40
    2 verses
    84%

    39Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.

    40So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.

  • Josh 21:18-20
    3 verses
    77%

    18Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.

    19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

    20And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

  • Josh 21:24-26
    3 verses
    77%

    24Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.

    25And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.

    26All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

  • 1 Chr 6:64-65
    2 verses
    76%

    64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.

    65And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.

  • Josh 21:2-9
    8 verses
    76%

    2And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.

    3And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.

    4And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

    5And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.

    6And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

    7The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

    8And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

    9And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name,

  • Josh 21:31-37
    7 verses
    74%

    31Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.

    32And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.

    33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

    34And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,

    35Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.

    36And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,

    37Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.

  • Josh 21:22
    74%

    22And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four cities.

  • Num 35:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.

    3And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.

  • Josh 21:16
    70%

    16And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

  • Josh 15:32
    70%

    32And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:

  • Josh 21:29
    70%

    29Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs; four cities.

  • Ezek 47:21
    70%

    21So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.

  • Josh 15:41
    70%

    41And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:

  • Josh 14:4
    70%

    4For the children of eph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.

  • Josh 19:38-39
    2 verses
    70%

    38And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.

    39This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.

  • Josh 19:23
    69%

    23This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.

  • Josh 19:48
    69%

    48This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.

  • Neh 11:18
    69%

    18All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.

  • Ezek 48:31
    68%

    31And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.

  • Josh 19:31
    68%

    31This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

  • Neh 11:20
    68%

    20And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every o in his inheritance.

  • Josh 19:16
    68%

    16This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.

  • Num 4:46
    68%

    46All those that were mbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel mbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers,

  • Josh 19:6
    67%

    6And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:

  • Ezek 48:22
    67%

    22Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.