6 And athe children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7aThe children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.
8aAnd the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands by lot to the Levites, bas the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses.
9 So they gave from the tribe of the children of Judah and from the tribe of the children of Simeon these cities which are designated by name,
10 which were for the children of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, whowere of the children of Levi; for the lot was theirs first.
11aAnd they gave them1 Kirjath Arba (Arbawas the father of bAnak), cwhich is Hebron, in the mountains of Judah, with the common-land surrounding it.
12 But athe fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession.
13 Thus ato the children of Aaron the priest they gave bHebron with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), cLibnah with its common-land,
14aJattir with its common-land, bEshtemoa with its common-land,
15aHolon with its common-land, bDebir with its common-land,
16aAin with its common-land, bJuttah with its common-land, and cBeth Shemesh with its common-land: nine cities from those two tribes;
17 and from the tribe of Benjamin, aGibeon with its common-land, bGeba with its common-land,
18 Anathoth with its common-land, and aAlmon with its common-land: four cities.
19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their common-lands.
20aAnd the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, the rest of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their1 lot from the tribe of Ephraim.
21 For they gave them aShechem with its common-land in the mountains of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the slayer), bGezer with its common-land,
the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites—The Levites were divided into Kohathites, Gershonites, and Merarites. Among the former the family of Aaron were exclusively appointed to the priesthood, and all the rest were ranked in the common order of Levites. The first lot was drawn by the Kohathites; and the first of theirs again by the priests, to whom thirteen cities were granted, and ten to the rest of the Kohathites (Joshua 21:5); thirteen to the Gershonites (Joshua 21:6), and twelve to the Merarites (Joshua 21:7).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Joshua 21:8:
DISCLAIMER: Church of the Great God (CGG) provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the Bible. However, it is up to the individual to "prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good" (I Thessalonians 5:21). The content of these resources does not necessarily reflect the views of CGG. They are provided for information purposes only.
Join 137,059+ readers
A Verse and a Thought, Every Morning
Consistent Bible study is hard to start.
The Berean gives you the starting point: one scripture and a focused commentary in your inbox each morning — read it in minutes, or go as deep as you like.
Free, daily, and spam-free. We never share your address. Unsubscribe anytime.
