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1 Chronicles 6:59-61
Contemporary English Version
1 Chronicles 6:59-61
Contemporary English Version
57-59 So Aaron's descendants received the following Safe Towns[a] and the pastureland around them: Hebron, Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa, Hilen, Debir, Ashan, and Beth-Shemesh. 60 From the Benjamin tribe they were given the towns of Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth and the pastureland around them. Thirteen towns were given to Aaron's descendants.
61 The rest of the Levite clan of Kohath received ten towns from West Manasseh.
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- 6.57-59 Safe Towns: These were special towns set aside where a person who had accidentally killed someone could run for protection from the victim's relatives (see Numbers 35.9-15; Deuteronomy 19.1-13; Joshua 20.1-9).
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