1 Chronicles 6
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1 Chronicles 6:54-70

54And these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments, within their borders. For the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites, for theirs was the lot;

55and they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and its suburbs round about it;

56but the fields of the city, and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

57And to the children of Aaron they gave the city of refuge, Hebron; and Libnah and its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,

58and Hilen and its suburbs, Debir and its suburbs,

59and Ashan and its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh and its suburbs;

60and, out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba and its suburbs, and Allemeth and its suburbs, and Anathoth and its suburbs: all their cities, thirteen cities, according to their families.

61And to the children of Kohath that remained [were given] by lot out of the families of the tribe [of Ephraim and of the tribe of Dan and] of the half tribe, half Manasseh, ten cities.

62And to the children of Gershom according to their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

63To the children of Merari [were given] by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and 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 were mentioned by name.

66And to the families of the children of Kohath who had the cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim,

67they gave the city of refuge, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,

68and Jokmeam and its suburbs, and Beth-horon and its suburbs,

69and Ajalon and its suburbs, and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs;

70and out of the half tribe of Manasseh: Aner and its suburbs, and Bileam and its suburbs, — for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

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