Joshua 21:3

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So the Israelites assigned these cities and their grazing areas to the Levites from their own holdings, as the LORD had instructed.

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  • Gen 49:7 : 7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their fury, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel!
  • Deut 33:8-9 : 8 Blessing on Levi Of Levi he said: Your Thummim and Urim belong to your godly one, whose authority you challenged at Massah, and with whom you argued at the waters of Meribah. 9 He said to his father and mother,“I have not seen him,” and he did not acknowledge his own brothers or know his own children, for they kept your word, and guarded your covenant. 10 They will teach Jacob your ordinances and Israel your law; they will offer incense as a pleasant odor, and a whole offering on your altar.
  • 1 Chr 6:54-81 : 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. 56 (But the city’s land and nearby towns were allotted to Caleb son of Jephunneh.) 57 The descendants of Aaron were also allotted as cities of refuge Hebron, Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands, 58 Hilez and its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands, 59 Ashan and its pasturelands, and Beth Shemesh and its pasturelands. 60 Within the territory of the tribe of Benjamin they were allotted Geba and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, and Anathoth and its pasturelands. Their clans were allotted thirteen cities in all. 61 The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten cities in the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh. 62 The clans of Gershom’s descendants received thirteen cities within the territory of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh(in Bashan). 63 The clans of Merari’s descendants were allotted twelve cities within the territory of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. 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. 67 They were allotted as cities of refuge Shechem and its pasturelands(in the hill country of Ephraim), Gezer and its pasturelands, 68 Jokmeam and its pasturelands, Beth Horon and its pasturelands, 69 Aijalon and its pasturelands, and Gath Rimmon and its pasturelands. 70 Within the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, the rest of Kohath’s descendants received Aner and its pasturelands and Bileam and its pasturelands. 71 The following belonged to Gershom’s descendants: Within the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan and its pasturelands and Ashtaroth and its pasturelands. 72 Within the territory of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and its pasturelands, Daberath and its pasturelands, 73 Ramoth and its pasturelands, and Anem and its pasturelands. 74 Within the territory of the tribe of Asher: Mashal and its pasturelands, Abdon and its pasturelands, 75 Hukok and its pasturelands, and Rehob and its pasturelands. 76 Within the territory of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and its pasturelands, Hammon and its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim and its pasturelands. 77 The following belonged to the rest of Merari’s descendants: Within the territory of the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono and its pasturelands, and Tabor and its pasturelands. 78 Within the territory of the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan River east of Jericho: Bezer in the wilderness and its pasturelands, Jahzah and its pasturelands, 79 Kedemoth and its pasturelands, and Mephaath and its pasturelands. 80 Within the territory of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and its pasturelands, Mahanaim and its pasturelands, 81 Heshbon and its pasturelands, and Jazer and its pasturelands.

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  • Josh 21:7-10
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    7Merari’s descendants by their clans were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

    8So the Israelites assigned to the Levites by lot these cities and their grazing areas, as the LORD had instructed Moses.

    9They assigned from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities listed below.

    10They were assigned to the Kohathite clans of the Levites who were descendants of Aaron, for the first lot belonged to them.

  • Num 35:1-3
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    1The Levitical Cities Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the rift valley plains of Moab along the Jordan near Jericho. He said:

    2“Instruct the Israelites to give the Levites towns to live in from the inheritance the Israelites will possess. You must also give the Levites grazing land around the towns.

    3Thus they will have towns in which to live, and their grazing lands will be for their cattle, for their possessions, and for all their animals.

  • 1 Chr 6:64-65
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    64So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.

    65They allotted these previously named cities from the territory of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

  • Josh 21:2
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    2in Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said,“The LORD told Moses to assign us cities in which to live along with the grazing areas for our cattle.”

  • Josh 21:4-5
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    4The 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.

    5The 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.

  • Num 35:7-9
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    7“So the total of the towns you will give the Levites is forty-eight. You must give these together with their grazing lands.

    8The towns you will give must be from the possession of the Israelites. From the larger tribes you must give more; and from the smaller tribes fewer. Each must contribute some of its own towns to the Levites in proportion to the inheritance allocated to each.

    9The Cities of Refuge Then the LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Josh 14:1-4
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    1Judah’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.

    2The land assignments to the nine and a half tribes were made by drawing lots, as the LORD had instructed Moses.

    3Now Moses had assigned land to the two and a half tribes east of the Jordan, but he assigned no land to the Levites.

    4The 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.

  • Josh 21:41-43
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    41The Levites received within the land owned by the Israelites forty-eight cities in all and their grazing areas.

    42Each of these cities had grazing areas around it; they were alike in this regard.

    43So the LORD gave Israel all the land he had solemnly promised to their ancestors, and they conquered it and lived in it.

  • Josh 21:19-20
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    19The priests descended from Aaron received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.

    20The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted cities from the tribe of Ephraim.

  • Josh 13:33
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    33However, Moses did not assign land as an inheritance to the Levites; their inheritance is the LORD God of Israel, as he instructed them.

  • Num 18:24
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    24But I have given to the Levites for an inheritance the tithes of the Israelites that are offered to the LORD as a raised offering. That is why I said to them that among the Israelites they are to have no inheritance.”

  • Num 34:13
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    13Then Moses commanded the Israelites:“This is the land which you will inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to be given to the nine and a half tribes,

  • Num 34:29
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    29These are the ones whom the LORD commanded to divide up the inheritance among the Israelites in the land of Canaan.

  • Josh 21:12-13
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    12(Now the city’s fields and surrounding towns they had assigned to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.)

    13So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they assigned Hebron(a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Libnah,

  • Josh 13:14
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    14However, Moses did not assign land as an inheritance to the Levites; their inheritance is the sacrificial offerings made to the LORD God of Israel, as he instructed them.

  • Ezek 47:21
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    21“This is how you will divide this land for yourselves among the tribes of Israel.

  • Num 18:21
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    21See, 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.

  • Josh 21:26
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    26The rest of the Kohathite clans received ten cities and their grazing areas.

  • Num 8:20
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    20So Moses and Aaron and the entire community of the Israelites did this with the Levites. According to all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, this is what the Israelites did with them.

  • Josh 21:33
    73%

    33The Gershonite clans received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.

  • Num 34:2
    72%

    2“Give these instructions to the Israelites, and tell them:‘When you enter Canaan, the land that has been assigned to you as an inheritance, the land of Canaan with its borders,

  • Josh 18:7
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    7But the Levites will not have an allotted portion among you, for their inheritance is to serve the LORD. Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their allotted land east of the Jordan which Moses the LORD’s servant assigned them.”

  • Deut 18:2
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    2They will have no inheritance in the midst of their fellow Israelites; the LORD alone is their inheritance, just as he had told them.

  • Num 3:9
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    9You are to assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they will be assigned exclusively to him out of all the Israelites.

  • 2 Chr 31:19
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    19As 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.

  • Lev 25:33
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    33Whatever someone among the Levites might redeem– the sale of a house which is his property in a city– must revert in the jubilee, because the houses of the cities of the Levites are their property in the midst of the Israelites.

  • Josh 17:4
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    4They went before Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders and said,“The LORD told Moses to assign us land among our relatives.” So Joshua assigned them land among their uncles, as the LORD had commanded.

  • Deut 19:2
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    2you must set apart for yourselves three cities in the middle of your land that the LORD your God is giving you as a possession.

  • Deut 10:9
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    9Therefore Levi has no allotment or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance just as the LORD your God told him.

  • Num 35:14
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    14“You must give three towns on this side of the Jordan, and you must give three towns in the land of Canaan; they must be towns of refuge.

  • Num 2:33
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    33But the Levites were not numbered among the other Israelites, as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Josh 19:23
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    23This was the land assigned to the tribe of Issachar by its clans, including the cities and their towns.

  • Josh 21:22
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    22Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, along with the grazing areas of each– a total of four cities.