Joshua 21:8
So the Israelites assigned to the Levites by lot these cities and their grazing areas, as the LORD had instructed Moses.
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- Josh 21:3 : 3 So the Israelites assigned these cities and their grazing areas to the Levites from their own holdings, as the LORD had instructed.
- Prov 16:33 : 33 The dice are thrown into the lap, but their every decision is from the LORD.
- Prov 18:18 : 18 A toss of a coin ends disputes, and settles the issue between strong opponents.
- Num 32:2 : 2 the Gadites and the Reubenites came and addressed Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the community. They said,
- Num 33:54 : 54 You must divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families. To a larger group you must give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group you must give a smaller inheritance. Everyone’s inheritance must be in the place where his lot falls. You must inherit according to your ancestral tribes.
- Num 35:3 : 3 Thus 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.
- Josh 18:6 : 6 But as for you, map out the land into seven regions and bring it to me. I will draw lots for you here before the LORD our God.
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- Josh 21:2-76 verses88%
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.”
3So the Israelites assigned these cities and their grazing areas to the Levites from their own holdings, as the LORD had instructed.
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.
6Gershon’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.
7Merari’s descendants by their clans were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
- 1 Chr 6:63-653 verses82%
63The clans of Merari’s descendants were allotted twelve cities within the territory of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
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 21:9-102 verses81%
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 35:1-22 verses80%
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.
- Josh 14:1-55 verses80%
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.
5The Israelites followed the LORD’s instructions to Moses and divided up the land.
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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,
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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.
- Num 35:7-93 verses77%
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 21:40-423 verses76%
40The Merarite clans(the remaining Levites) were allotted twelve cities.
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.
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33But the Levites were not numbered among the other Israelites, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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10Joshua drew lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD and divided the land among the Israelites according to their allotted portions.
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20The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted cities from the tribe of Ephraim.
- Josh 18:6-83 verses73%
6But as for you, map out the land into seven regions and bring it to me. I will draw lots for you here before the LORD our God.
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.”
8When the men started out, Joshua told those going to map out the land,“Go, walk through the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will draw lots for you before the LORD here in Shiloh.”
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21“This is how you will divide this land for yourselves among the tribes of Israel.
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8Tribal Lands East of the Jordan The other half of Manasseh, Reuben, and Gad received their allotted tribal lands on east side of the Jordan, just as Moses, the LORD’s servant, had assigned them.
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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.
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16Appointed Officials The LORD said to Moses:
- Josh 13:32-332 verses71%
32These are the land assignments made by Moses in the rift valley plains of Moab east of the Jordan River opposite Jericho.
33However, Moses did not assign land as an inheritance to the Levites; their inheritance is the LORD God of Israel, as he instructed them.
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47From the Israelites’ share Moses took one of every fifty people and animals and gave them to the Levites who were responsible for the care of the LORD’s tabernacle, just as the LORD commanded Moses.
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31So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
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29This is the land which you will allot to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the Sovereign LORD.
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23The Work of the Levites Then the LORD spoke to Moses:
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61The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten cities in the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh.
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34They assigned to the Merarite clans(the remaining Levites) the following cities: from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,
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26The rest of the Kohathite clans received ten cities and their grazing areas.
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13These are the commandments and the decisions that the LORD commanded the Israelites through the authority of Moses, in the rift valley plains by Moab along the Jordan River opposite Jericho.
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51These are the land assignments which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the Israelite tribal leaders made by drawing lots in Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance of the tent of meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.
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8Beyond the Jordan east of Jericho they selected Bezer in the wilderness on the plain belonging to the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan belonging to the tribe of Manasseh.