1 Chronicles 6 54-1 Chronicles 6 81
This is a record of the towns and territory assigned by means of sacred lots to the descendants of Aaron, who were from the clan of Kohath.This territory included Hebron and its surrounding pasturelands in Judah,but the fields and outlying areas belonging to the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.So the descendants of Aaron were given the following towns, each with its pasturelands: Hebron( a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,Holon, Debir,Ain, Juttah, and Beth shemesh.And from the territory of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, each with its pasturelands. So thirteen towns were given to the descendants of Aaron.The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten towns from the territory of the half tribe of Manasseh by means of sacred lots.The descendants of Gershon received by sacred lots thirteen towns from the territories of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and from the Bashan area of Manasseh, east of the Jordan.The descendants of Merari received by sacred lots twelve towns from the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.So the people of Israel assigned all these towns and pasturelands to the Levites.The towns in the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, mentioned above, were assigned to them by means of sacred lots.The descendants of Kohath were given the following towns from the territory of Ephraim, each with its pasturelands:Shechem( a city of refuge in the hill country of Ephraim), Gezer,Jokmeam, Beth horon,Aijalon, and Gath rimmon.The remaining descendants of Kohath were assigned the towns of Aner and Bileam from the territory of the half tribe of Manasseh, each with its pasturelands.The descendants of Gershon received the towns of Golan( in Bashan) and Ashtaroth from the territory of the half tribe of Manasseh, each with its pasturelands.From the territory of Issachar, they were given Kedesh, Daberath,Ramoth, and Anem, each with its pasturelands.From the territory of Asher, they received Mashal, Abdon,Hukok, and Rehob, each with its pasturelands.From the territory of Naphtali, they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, each with its pasturelands.The remaining descendants of Merari received the towns of Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmon, and Tabor from the territory of Zebulun, each with its pasturelands.From the territory of Reuben, east of the Jordan River opposite Jericho, they received Bezer( a desert town), Jahaz,Kedemoth, and Mephaath, each with its pasturelands.And from the territory of Gad, they received Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,Heshbon, and Jazer, each with its pasturelands.
