1Then the heads of fathers' houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.

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Joshua 14:1, Joshua 14:1, Joshua 17:4, Joshua 19:51, Joshua 17:4

2They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, "The Lord commanded Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for our livestock."

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Joshua 18:1, Joshua 18:1, Numbers 35:2, Numbers 35:8, Numbers 35:2

3The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of the Lord, these cities with their suburbs.

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Genesis 49:7, Genesis 49:7, Deuteronomy 33:8, Deuteronomy 33:10, 1 Chronicles 6:54

4The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.

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1 Chronicles 6:54, 1 Chronicles 6:60, Joshua 21:8, Joshua 21:19, Joshua 24:33

5The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.

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Joshua 21:20, Joshua 21:26, Joshua 21:20, Joshua 21:26, Exodus 6:16

6The children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

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Joshua 21:27, Joshua 21:33, Joshua 21:27, Joshua 21:33, 1 Chronicles 6:71

7The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.

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Joshua 21:34, Joshua 21:40, Joshua 21:34, Joshua 21:40, 1 Chronicles 6:63

8The children of Israel gave these cities with their suburbs by lot to the Levites, as the Lord commanded by Moses.

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Joshua 21:3, Joshua 21:3, Numbers 33:54, Proverbs 16:33, Joshua 18:6

9They gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name:

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1 Chronicles 6:65, Joshua 21:13, Joshua 21:18, 1 Chronicles 6:65, Joshua 21:13

10and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.

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Joshua 21:4, Joshua 21:4, Exodus 6:18, Numbers 3:19, Exodus 6:20

11They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (the same is Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its suburbs around it.

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1 Chronicles 6:55, 1 Chronicles 6:55, Luke 1:39, Luke 1:39, Genesis 35:27

12But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

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1 Chronicles 6:55, 1 Chronicles 6:57, Joshua 14:13, Joshua 14:15, 1 Chronicles 6:55

13To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah with its suburbs,

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Joshua 15:42, Joshua 15:42, Joshua 10:29, Joshua 20:7, Joshua 15:54

14Jattir with its suburbs, Eshtemoa with its suburbs,

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Joshua 15:48, Joshua 15:50, Joshua 15:48, Joshua 15:50, 1 Samuel 30:27

15Holon with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,

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Joshua 15:51, Joshua 15:49, Joshua 15:51, Joshua 15:49, Joshua 12:13

16Ain with its suburbs, Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth Shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

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Joshua 15:10, Joshua 15:55, 1 Chronicles 6:59, Joshua 15:10, Joshua 15:55

17Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,

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Joshua 18:24, Joshua 18:25, Joshua 9:3, Joshua 18:24, Joshua 18:25

18Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.

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Jeremiah 1:1, Isaiah 10:30, 1 Chronicles 6:60, 1 Kings 2:26, Jeremiah 1:1

19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

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20The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

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1 Chronicles 6:66, 1 Chronicles 6:66, Joshua 21:5, Joshua 21:5

21They gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs,

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Joshua 20:7, Joshua 20:7, 1 Kings 9:15, 1 Kings 9:17, Genesis 33:19

22Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth Horon with its suburbs; four cities.

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Joshua 16:3, Joshua 18:13, Joshua 18:14, Joshua 16:5, 1 Chronicles 6:68

23Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,

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Joshua 19:44, Joshua 19:45, Joshua 19:44, Joshua 19:45

24Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath Rimmon with its suburbs; four cities.

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Joshua 10:12, 1 Chronicles 6:69, Joshua 19:42, Joshua 10:12, 1 Chronicles 6:69

25Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath Rimmon with its suburbs; two cities.

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Joshua 17:11, Judges 5:19, Joshua 17:11, Judges 5:19

26All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.

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27They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be Eshterah with its suburbs; two cities.

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1 Chronicles 6:71, 1 Chronicles 6:71, Deuteronomy 1:4, Joshua 20:8, Deuteronomy 4:43

28Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,

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1 Chronicles 6:72, 1 Chronicles 6:73, Joshua 19:12, 1 Chronicles 6:72, 1 Chronicles 6:73

29Jarmuth with its suburbs, En Gannim with its suburbs; four cities.

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Joshua 10:3, Joshua 12:11, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 12:11

30Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs,

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1 Chronicles 6:74, 1 Chronicles 6:75, Joshua 19:25, Joshua 19:28, 1 Chronicles 6:74

31Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities.

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Judges 18:21, Judges 1:31, 1 Chronicles 6:75, Judges 18:21, Judges 1:31

32Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hammothdor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.

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Joshua 20:7, 1 Chronicles 6:76, Joshua 20:7, 1 Chronicles 6:76, Joshua 19:35

33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

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34To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, Kartah with its suburbs,

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1 Chronicles 6:77, 1 Chronicles 6:77, Joshua 19:11, Joshua 12:22, Joshua 21:7

35Dimnah with its suburbs, and Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities.

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36Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, Jahaz with its suburbs,

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Joshua 20:8, Joshua 20:8, Deuteronomy 4:43, Deuteronomy 4:43, Numbers 21:23

37Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.

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38Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,

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Genesis 32:2, Genesis 32:2, 1 Kings 22:3, Deuteronomy 4:43, Joshua 20:8

39Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.

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1 Chronicles 6:81, Joshua 13:17, Jeremiah 48:32, Numbers 21:26, Numbers 21:30

40All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.

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41All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their suburbs.

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Genesis 49:7, Numbers 35:1, Numbers 35:8, Deuteronomy 33:10, Genesis 49:7

42Each of these cities included their suburbs around them. It was this way with all these cities.

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43So the Lord gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.

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Genesis 13:15, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 28:4, Exodus 23:27, Exodus 23:31

44The Lord gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. The Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand.

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Joshua 11:23, Joshua 11:23, Hebrews 4:9, Deuteronomy 31:3, Deuteronomy 31:5

45Nothing failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.

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1 Kings 8:56, 1 Kings 8:56, Numbers 23:19, Joshua 23:14, Joshua 23:15