Land for the descendants of Levi

54 Here is a list of the places where Aaron’s descendants lived. Those who were descendants of Kohath were the first group to be allotted cities to live in.

55 They were allotted Hebron city in Judah and the pastureland around the city, 56 but the fields farther from the city and the villages near the city were given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.

57 The descendants of Aaron who were descendants of Kohath were allotted Hebron, one of the cities to which people could flee and be protected if they accidentally killed someone. They also were allotted the towns and pastureland near Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa, 58 Hilen, Debir, 59 Ashan, Juttah, and Beth-Shemesh. 60 They were also allotted Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth cities from the tribe of Benjamin.

Altogether, these clans descended from Kohath were allotted 13 towns.

61 The other clans descended from Kohath were allotted ten towns from the clans of the tribe of Manasseh that lived west of the Jordan River.

62 The descendants of Gershon were allotted 13 cities and towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lived in the Bashan region on the east side of the Jordan River.

63 The descendants of Merari were allotted twelve cities and towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

64 The leaders of Israel allotted those towns and the nearby pasturelands to the descendants of Levi. 65 They also allotted to them the cities and towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin that were listed previously.

66 Some of the descendants of Kohath were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim.

67 They were allotted Shechem, which was one of the cities to which people could flee and be protected if they accidentally killed someone, along with the nearby pastureland in the hills of Ephraim. They were also allotted these towns and pastureland near them: Gezer, 68 Jokmeam, Beth-Horon, 69 Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.

70 The other descendants of Kohath were allotted Aner and Bileam towns and the nearby pastureland from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lived west of the Jordan River.

71 The descendants of Gershon, who were part of the tribe of Manasseh, lived east of the Jordan River. They were allotted the cities and towns and pastureland near them: Golan in the Bashan and Ashtaroth regions.

• 72 From the tribe of Issachar they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Kedesh, Daberath, 73 Ramoth, and Anem.
• 74 From the tribe of Asher they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Mashal, Abdon, 75 Hukok, and Rehob.
• 76 And from the tribe of Naphtali they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Kedesh in the Galilee region, and Hammon and Kiriathaim towns.


• 77 The other descendants of Levi, those descended from Merari, were allotted towns and pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun near Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmono, and Tabor.
  • 78-79 78-79From the tribe of Reuben they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Bezer in the desert, Jahzah, Kedemoth, and Mephaath. The tribe of Reuben lived east of the Jordan River, across from Jericho.
  • 80 From the tribe of Gad, they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Ramoth in the Gilead region, the cities of Mahanaim, 81 Heshbon, and Jazer.