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The First Book of the Chronicles

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- Chapter 6 -

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The sons of Levi were Gerson, Caath, and Merari.
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The sons of Caath: Amram, Isaar, Hebron, and Oziel.
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The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Mary. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abiu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
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Eleazar beget Phinees, and Phinees beget Abisue,
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And Abisue beget Bocci, and Bocci begot Ozi.
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Ozi beget Zaraias, and Zaraias beget Maraioth.
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And Maraioth beget Amarias, and Amarias beget Achitob.
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Achitob beget Sadoc, and Sadoc begot Achimaas.
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Achimaas beget Azarias, Azarias begot Johanan,
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Johanan beget Azarias. This is he that executed the priestly office in the house which Solomon built in Jerusalem.
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And Azarias beget Amarias, and Amarias beget Achitob.
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And Achitob beget Sadoc, and Sadoc beget Sellum,
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Sellum beget Helcias, and Helcias beget Azarias,
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Azarias beget Saraias, and Saraias beget Josedec.
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Now Josedec went out, when the Lord carried away Juda, and Jerusalem, by the hands of Nabuchodonosor.
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So the sons of Levi were Gerson, Caath, and Merari.
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And these are the names of the sons of Gerson: Lobni and Semei.
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The sons of Caath: Amram, and Isaar, and Hebron, and Oziel.
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The sons of Merari: Moholi and Musi. And these are the kindreds of Levi according to their families.
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Of Gerson: Lobni his son, Jahath his son, Zamma his son,
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Joah his son, Addo his son, Zara his son, Jethrai his son.
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The sons of Caath, Aminadab his son, Core his son, Asir his son,
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Elcana his son, Abiasaph his son, Asir his son,
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Thahath his son, Uriel his son, Ozias his son, Saul his son.
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The sons of Elcana: Amasai, and Achimoth.
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And Elcana. The sons of Elcana: Sophai his son, Nahath his son,
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Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elcana his son.
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The sons of Samuel: the firstborn Vasseni, and Abia.
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And the sons of Merari, Moholi: Lobni his son, Semei his son, Oza his son,
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Sammaa his son, Haggia his son, Asaia his son.

The Temple Musicians

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These are they, whom David set over the singing men of the house of the Lord, after that the ark was placed:
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And they ministered before the tabernacle of the testimony, with singing, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they stood according to their order in the ministry.
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And these are they that stood with their sons, of the sons of Caath, Hemam a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Sammuel,
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The son of Elcana, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Thohu,
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The son of Suph, the son of Elcana, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
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The son of Elcana, the son of Johel, the son of Azarias, the son of Sophonias,
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The son of Thahath, the son of Asir, the son or Abiasaph, the son of Core,
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The son of Isaar, the son of Caath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
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And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, Asaph the son of Barachias, the son of Samaa.
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The son of Michael, the son of Basaia, the son of Melchia.
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The son of Athanai, the son of Zara, the son of Adaia.
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The son of Ethan, the son of Zamma, the son of Semei.
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The son of Jeth, the son of Gerson, the son of Levi.
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And the sons of Merari their brethren, on the left hand, Ethan the son of Cusi, the son of Abdi, the son of Meloch,
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The son of Hasabia, the son of Amasai, the son of Helcias,
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The son of Amasai, the son of Boni, the son of Somer,
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The son of Moholi, the son of Mud, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

The Descendants of Aaron

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Their brethren also the Levites, who were appointed for all the ministry of the tabernacle of the house of the Lord.
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But Aaron and his sons offered burnt offerings upon the altar of holocausts, and upon the altar of incense, for very work of the holy of holies: and to pray for Israel according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
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And these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinees his son, Abisue his son,
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Bocci his son, Ozi his son, Zarahia his son,
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Meraioth his son, Amarias his son, Achitob his son,
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Sadoc his son, Achimaas his son.

Territories for the Levites

(Numbers 35:1–8; Joshua 21:1–45)
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And these are their dwelling places by the towns and confines, to wit, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Caathites: for they fell to them by lot.
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And they gave them Hebron in the land of Juda, and the suburbs thereof round about:
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But the fields of the city, and the villages to Caleb son of Jephone.
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And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities for refuge Hebron, and Lobna, and the suburbs thereof,
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And Jether and Esthemo, with their suburbs, and Helon, and Dabir with their suburbs:
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Asan also, and Bethsames, with their suburbs.
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And out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gabee and its suburbs, Almath with its suburbs, Anathoth also with its suburbs: all their cities throughout their families were thirteen.
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And to the sons of Caath that remained of their kindred they gave out of the half tribe of Manasses ten cities in possession.
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And to the sons of Gerson by their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Aser, and out of the tribe of Nephtali, and out of the tribe of Manasses in Basan, thirteen cities.
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And to the sons of Merari by their families out of the tribe of Ruben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon, they gave by lot twelve cities.
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And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities, and their suburbs.
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And they gave them by lot, out of the tribe of the sons of Juda, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities which they called by their names.
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And to them that were of the kindred of the sons of Caath, and the cities in their borders were of the tribe of Ephraim.
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And they gave the cities of refuge Sichem with its suburbs in mount Ephraim, and Gazer with its suburbs,
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Jecmaan also with its suburbs, and Beth-horon in like manner,
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Helon also with its suburbs, and Gethremmon in like manner,
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And out of the half tribe of Manasses, Aner and its suburbs, Baalam and its suburbs: to wit, to them that were left of the family of the sons of Caath.
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And to the sons of Gersom, out of the kindred of the half tribe of Manasses, Gaulon, in Basan, and its suburbs, and Astharoth with its suburbs.
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Out of the tribe of Issachar, Cedes and its suburbs, and Dabereth with its suburbs;
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Ramoth also and its suburbs, and Anem with its suburbs.
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And out of the tribe of Aser: Masal with its suburbs, and Abdon in like manner;
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Hucac also and its suburbs, and Rohol with its suburbs.
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And out of the tribe of Nephtali, Cedes in Galilee and its suburbs, Hamon with its suburbs, and Cariathaim, and its suburbs.
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And to the sons of Merari that remained: out of the tribe of Zabulon, Remmono and its suburbs, and Thabor with its suburbs.
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Beyond the Jordan also over against Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Ruben, Bosor in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jassa with its suburbs;
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Cademoth also and its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs;
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Moreover also out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Galaad and its suburbs, and Manaim with its suburbs;
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Hesebon also with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs.
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The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua,
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Abishua became the father of Bukki. Bukki became the father of Uzzi.
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Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth.
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Meraioth became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
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Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz.
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Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah. Azariah became the father of Johanan.
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Johanan became the father of Azariah, who executed the priest’s office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.
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Azariah became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
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Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Shallum.
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Shallum became the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah became the father of Azariah.
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Azariah became the father of Seraiah. Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak.
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Jehozadak went into captivity when the LORD carried Judah and Jerusalem away by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
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The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
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These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
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The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.
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Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
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Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son.
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The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
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Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
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Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
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The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.
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As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
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Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.
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The sons of Samuel: the firstborn, Joel, and the second, Abijah.
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The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
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Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

The Temple Musicians

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These are they whom David set over the service of song in the LORD’s house after the ark came to rest there.
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They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting until Solomon had built the LORD’s house in Jerusalem. They performed the duties of their office according to their order.
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These are those who served, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
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the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
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the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
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the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
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the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
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the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
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His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
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the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,
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the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
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the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
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the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
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On the left hand their brothers the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
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the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
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the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
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the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

The Descendants of Aaron

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Their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of God’s house.
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But Aaron and his sons offered on the altar of burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
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These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
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Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
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Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
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Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.

Territories for the Levites

(Numbers 35:1–8; Joshua 21:1–45)
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Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),
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to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and its pasture lands around it;
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but the fields of the city and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
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To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron, Libnah also with its pasture lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,
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Hilen with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
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Ashan with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands;
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and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its pasture lands, Allemeth with its pasture lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
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To the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.
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To the sons 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.
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To the sons 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.
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The children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their pasture lands.
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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 are mentioned by name.
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Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.
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They gave to them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its pasture lands and Gezer with its pasture lands,
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Jokmeam with its pasture lands, Beth Horon with its pasture lands,
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Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands;
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and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its pasture lands, and Bileam with its pasture lands, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.
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To the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, and Ashtaroth with its pasture lands;
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and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,
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Ramoth with its pasture lands, and Anem with its pasture lands;
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and out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,
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Hukok with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands;
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and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, Hammon with its pasture lands, and Kiriathaim with its pasture lands.
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To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its pasture lands, and Tabor with its pasture lands;
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and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands,
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Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands;
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and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
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Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands.
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