Levitical cities

⁵⁴ These are the places they lived by their camps within their territory. To Aaron’s family from the Kohathite clan, as chosen by lot, ⁵⁵ they gave Hebron in the land of Judah with its surrounding pasturelands. ⁵⁶ But the city’s fields and its settlements they gave to Caleb, Jephunneh’s son. ⁵⁷ To Aaron’s family they gave the refuge cities: Hebron, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands, ⁵⁸ Hilen^[a] with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands, ⁵⁹ Ashan with its pasturelands, Juttah with its pasturelands,^[b] and Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands. ⁶⁰ From Benjamin’s tribe: Gibeon with its pasturelands,^[c] Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. They had thirteen towns within their clan.

⁶¹ The remaining Kohathites were given ten towns by lot from the clan of half the tribe of Manasseh. ⁶² The Gershomites received by lot according to their clans thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan. ⁶³ The Merarites received by lot according to their clans twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. ⁶⁴ In this way the Israelites gave the Levites the towns with their pasturelands. ⁶⁵ They gave these towns, which they designated by name, by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

⁶⁶ Some of the Kohathite clans had towns of their territory from the tribe of Ephraim. ⁶⁷ They gave them refuge cities: Shechem with its pasturelands in the Ephraimite highlands, Gezer with its pasturelands, ⁶⁸ Jokmeam with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands, ⁶⁹ Aijalon with its pasturelands, Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands; ⁷⁰ and from half the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach^[d] with its pasturelands, and Bileam with its pasturelands, for the Kohathite clans who remained.

⁷¹ To the Gershomites from the clan of half the tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands; ⁷² from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasturelands and Daberath with its pasturelands, ⁷³ Ramoth with its pasturelands and Anem with its pasturelands; ⁷⁴ from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands, and ⁷⁵ Helkath^[e] with its pasturelands and Rehob with its pasturelands; ⁷⁶ and from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands. ⁷⁷ To the remaining Merarites from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam with its pasturelands,^[f] Rimmon^[g] with its pasturelands, Tabor with its pasturelands, and Nahalal with its pasturelands;^{[h] 78} on the other side of the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the desert with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands, ⁷⁹ Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands; ⁸⁰ and from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands, ⁸¹ Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands.