Bible Cross References
A. M. 2561. B.C. 1443. these are
Numbers 35:1-8
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In the plains of Moab across the Jordan from Jericho the LORD said to Moses,
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"Tell the Israelites that from the property they receive they must give the Levites some cities to live in and pasture land around the cities.
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These cities will belong to the Levites, and they will live there. The pasture land will be for their cattle and all their other animals.
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The pasture land is to extend outward from the city walls five hundred yards in each direction,
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so that there is a square area measuring one thousand yards on each side, with the city in the middle.
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You are to give the Levites six cities of refuge to which any of you can escape if you kill someone accidentally. In addition, give them forty-two other cities
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with their pasture land, making a total of forty-eight.
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The number of Levite cities in each tribe is to be determined according to the size of its territory."
Joshua 21:3-8
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So in accordance with the LORD's command the people of Israel gave the Levites certain cities and pasture lands out of their own territories.
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The families of the Levite clan of Kohath were the first to be assigned cities. The families who were descended from Aaron the priest were assigned thirteen cities from the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
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The rest of the clan of Kohath was assigned ten cities from the territories of Ephraim, Dan, and West Manasseh.
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The clan of Gershon was assigned thirteen cities from the territories of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and East Manasseh.
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The families of the clan of Merari were assigned twelve cities from the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
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By drawing lots, the people of Israel assigned these cities and their pasture lands to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
castles
Genesis 25:16
They were the ancestors of twelve tribes, and their names were given to their villages and camping places.
of the families
Joshua 21:4
The families of the Levite clan of Kohath were the first to be assigned cities. The families who were descended from Aaron the priest were assigned thirteen cities from the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
Joshua 21:5
The rest of the clan of Kohath was assigned ten cities from the territories of Ephraim, Dan, and West Manasseh.