Quotes About Community

This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Dan, including these cities and their villages.

When they had finished distributing the land into its territories, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them,

When someone flees to one of these cities, stands at the entrance of the city gate, and states his case before its elders, they are to bring him into the city and give him a place to live among them.

Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel

So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:

From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name

But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.

Jattir, Eshtemoa,

Holon, Debir,

Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands.

Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

In all, ten cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.

Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

Helkath, and Rehob—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the Gershonite clans.

Dimnah, and Nahalal—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.

In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.

For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.

Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.