Joshua 21:10
They were assigned to the Kohathite clans of the Levites who were descendants of Aaron, for the first lot belonged to them.
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- Josh 21:4 : 4 The first lot belonged to the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
- Exod 6:18 : 18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.(The length of Kohath’s life was 133 years.)
- Exod 6:20-26 : 20 Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses.(The length of Amram’s life was 137 years.) 21 The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zikri. 22 The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. 23 Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 24 The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the Korahite clans. 25 Now Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel and she bore him Phinehas.These are the heads of the fathers’ households of Levi according to their clans. 26 It was the same Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said,“Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their regiments.”
- Num 3:2-4 : 2 These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab, the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he consecrated to minister as priests. 4 Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD when they offered strange fire before the LORD in the desert of Sinai, and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests in the presence of Aaron their father.
- Num 3:19 : 19 The sons of Kohath by their families were: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
- Num 3:27 : 27 The Numbering of the Kohathites From Kohath came the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these were the families of the Kohathites.
- Num 4:2 : 2 “Take a census of the Kohathites from among the Levites, by their families and by their clans,
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- Josh 21:3-97 verses82%
3 So the Israelites assigned these cities and their grazing areas to the Levites from their own holdings, as the LORD had instructed.
4 The first lot belonged to the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
5 The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten cities from the clans of the tribe of Ephraim, and from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
6 Gershon’s descendants were allotted thirteen cities from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribes of Asher and Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7 Merari’s descendants by their clans were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
8 So the Israelites assigned to the Levites by lot these cities and their grazing areas, as the LORD had instructed Moses.
9 They assigned from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities listed below.
- Josh 21:19-202 verses81%
19 The priests descended from Aaron received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.
20 The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted cities from the tribe of Ephraim.
- 1 Chr 6:54-552 verses80%
54 These were the areas where Aaron’s descendants lived: The following belonged to the Kohathite clan, for they received the first allotment:
55 They were allotted Hebron in the territory of Judah, as well as its surrounding pasturelands.
- Josh 21:11-133 verses76%
11 They assigned them Kiriath Arba(Arba was the father of Anak), that is, Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding grazing areas.
12 (Now the city’s fields and surrounding towns they had assigned to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.)
13 So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they assigned Hebron(a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Libnah,
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19 As for the descendants of Aaron, the priests who lived in the outskirts of all their cities, men were assigned to disburse portions to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed in the genealogical records.
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26 The rest of the Kohathite clans received ten cities and their grazing areas.
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61 The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten cities in the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh.
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21 See, I have given the Levites all the tithes in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they perform– the service of the tent of meeting.
- 1 Chr 6:64-663 verses72%
64 So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.
65 They allotted these previously named cities from the territory of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
66 The clans of Kohath’s descendants also received cities as their territory within the tribe of Ephraim.
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31 Just like their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, they also cast lots before King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, the leaders of families, the priests, and the Levites. The families of the oldest son cast lots along with those of the youngest.
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7 The first lot went to Jehoiarib,the second to Jedaiah,
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9 But to the Kohathites he gave none, because the service of the holy things, which they carried on their shoulders, was their responsibility.
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21 And the Kohathites set out, carrying the articles for the sanctuary; the tabernacle was to be set up before they arrived.
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27 The Numbering of the Kohathites From Kohath came the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these were the families of the Kohathites.
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5 They divided them by lots, for there were officials of the holy place and officials designated by God among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar.
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40 The Merarite clans(the remaining Levites) were allotted twelve cities.
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11 Benjamin’s Tribal Lands The first lot belonged to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans. Their allotted territory was between Judah and Joseph.
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11 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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24 Asher’s Tribal Lands The fifth lot belonged to the tribe of Asher by its clans.
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9 Therefore Levi has no allotment or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance just as the LORD your God told him.
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1 Levi’s Descendants(5:27) The sons of Levi:Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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57 And these are the Levites who were numbered according to their families: from Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; from Merari, the family of the Merarites.
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9 You are to assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they will be assigned exclusively to him out of all the Israelites.
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57 The descendants of Aaron were also allotted as cities of refuge Hebron, Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands,
- Josh 14:1-44 verses69%
1 Judah’s Tribal Lands The following is a record of the territory assigned to the Israelites in the land of Canaan by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the Israelite tribal leaders.
2 The land assignments to the nine and a half tribes were made by drawing lots, as the LORD had instructed Moses.
3 Now Moses had assigned land to the two and a half tribes east of the Jordan, but he assigned no land to the Levites.
4 The descendants of Joseph were considered as two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites were allotted no territory, though they were assigned cities in which to live, along with the grazing areas for their cattle and possessions.
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10 Zebulun’s Tribal Lands The third lot belonged to the tribe of Zebulun by its clans. The border of their territory extended to Sarid.
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46 All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered by their families and by their clans,
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19 The sons of Kohath by their families were: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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37 These were those numbered from the families of the Kohathites, everyone who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD by the authority of Moses.
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2 “Take a census of the Kohathites from among the Levites, by their families and by their clans,
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1 Levitical Cities The tribal leaders of the Levites went before Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and the Israelite tribal leaders
- Num 4:18-192 verses69%
18 “Do not allow the tribe of the families of the Kohathites to be cut off from among the Levites;
19 but in order that they will live and not die when they approach the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons will go in and appoint each man to his service and his responsibility.
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34 They assigned to the Merarite clans(the remaining Levites) the following cities: from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,
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19 I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to do the work for the Israelites in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the Israelites, so there will be no plague among the Israelites when the Israelites come near the sanctuary.”