1 Chronicles 6
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1 Chronicles 6:54-65

54Aaron's descendants belonged to the clan of Levi's son, Kohath. When the leaders used lots to divide the land, Kohath's clan received the first part of the land. These places belonged to them:

55They had Hebron city in Judah's land. They had the fields around the city.

56But Jephunneh's son, Caleb, had the villages around the city, with their fields.

57Aaron's descendants received these towns with the fields around them: Hebron (a safe city), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,

58Hilen, Debir,

59Ashan, Juttah and Beth-Shemesh.

60They also received some towns in land that belonged to Benjamin's tribe. They received these towns with the fields around them: Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth and Anathoth. So there were 13 towns for Aaron's descendants to live in.

61The other people who were Kohath's descendants received ten towns in land that belonged to the half tribe of Manasseh. They used lots to choose the towns.

62Gershon's descendants received 13 towns. The lots showed which towns they would receive. Their towns were in land that belonged to the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali, as well as in Manasseh's land in the region of Bashan, on the east side of the Jordan River.

63Merari's descendants received 12 towns. The lots showed which towns they would receive. Their towns were in land that belonged to the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.

64So the Israelites gave those towns and the fields around them to the Levites.

65They used lots to choose these towns, including the towns in land that belonged to the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin.

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