Towns for the Levites
1 Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribal families of Israel 2 at Shiloh in Canaan and said to them, "The Lord commanded through Moses that you give us towns to live in, with pasturelands for our livestock." 3 So, as the Lord had commanded, the Israelites gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own inheritance:
4 The first lot came out for the Kohathites, according to their clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin. 5 The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan and half of Manasseh.
6 The descendants of Gershon were allotted thirteen towns from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7 The descendants of Merari, according to their clans, received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.
8 So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these towns and their pasturelands, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
9 From the tribes of Judah and Simeon they allotted the following towns by name 10 (these towns were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them):
11 They gave them Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pastureland, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.) 12 But the fields and villages around the city they had given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
13 So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Libnah, 14 Jattir, Eshtemoa, 15 Holon, Debir, 16 Ain, Juttah and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands—nine towns from these two tribes.
17 And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them: Gibeon, Geba, 18 Anathoth and Almon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.
19 The total number of towns for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, came to thirteen, together with their pasturelands.
20 The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim:
21 In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Gezer, 22 Kibzaim and Beth Horon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.
23 Also from the tribe of Dan they received: Eltekeh, Gibbethon, 24 Aijalon and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.
25 From half the tribe of Manasseh they received: Taanach and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands—two towns.
26 All these ten towns and their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.
27 The Levite clans of the Gershonites were given:
from the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Be Eshterah, together with their pasturelands—two towns;
28 from the tribe of Issachar,
Kishion, Daberath, 29 Jarmuth and En Gannim, together with their pasturelands—four towns;
30 from the tribe of Asher,
Mishal, Abdon, 31 Helkath and Rehob, together with their pasturelands—four towns;
32 from the tribe of Naphtali,
Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Hammoth Dor and Kartan, together with their pasturelands—three towns.
33 The total number of towns of the Gershonite clans came to thirteen, together with their pasturelands.
34 The Merarite clans (the rest of the Levites) were given:
from the tribe of Zebulun,
Jokneam, Kartah, 35 Dimnah and Nahalal, together with their pasturelands—four towns;
36 from the tribe of Reuben,
Bezer, Jahaz, 37 Kedemoth and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands—four towns;
38 from the tribe of Gad,
Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Mahanaim, 39 Heshbon and Jazer, together with their pasturelands—four towns in all.
40 The total number of towns allotted to the Merarite clans, who were the rest of the Levites, came to twelve.
41 The towns of the Levites in the territory held by the Israelites were forty-eight in all, together with their pasturelands. 42 Each of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it; this was true for all these towns.
43 So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there. 44 The Lord gave them rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their ancestors. Not one of their enemies withstood them; the Lord gave all their enemies into their hands. 45 Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.
Eleazar
אֶלְעָזָרeləatsarΕλεαζαρEleazar
Eleazar, son of Aaron, succeeded his father as high priest and, with Joshua, divided the land of Canaan among the tribes (Numbers 20:28).
Significado: “God is help”
Joshua
יְהוֹשֻׁעַyəhoshuaἸησοῦIēsoû
Joshua, son of Nun and assistant to Moses, succeeded him in leadership, led Israel across the Jordan, conquered Jericho, and divided the land of Canaan among the tribes (Joshua 1:1).
Significado: “The LORD is salvation”
Nun
נוּן֙nun
Nun was the father of Joshua, the assistant of Moses who led Israel in the conquest of Canaan (Exodus 33:11).
Significado: “Fish, hence fertile, productive”
Jacob
יַעֲקֹ֑בyaaqovΙακωβIakob
Jacob, son of Isaac, bought the birthright from Esau, wrestled with God at Penuel, and received the name Israel; his twelve sons gave rise to the tribes (Genesis 32:28).
Significado: “One who takes by the heel (supplanter)”
Shiloh
Hoje: Khirbet Seilun (Shiloh)
שִׁלוֹshiloh
Shiloh is the place where Joshua and Eleazar the priest divided the land by lot among the tribes of Israel in the presence of the Lord, and where the house of God stood (Joshua 19:51).
32,06° N, 35,29° L
Citado em 37 versículos
Canaan
Hoje: Israel, Palestine, and Lebanon
כְּנַ֫עַןkenaanΧαναάνChanaan
Canaan is the land God promised to give the Israelites as an inheritance. Jacob and his sons lived there, and the Israelites ate manna forty years until they reached the borders of Canaan (Exodus 16:35).
32,77° N, 35,33° L
Citado em 101 versículosTb.: Chanaan
Moses
מֹשֶׁ֔הmoshehΜωϋσῆςMōüsē͂s
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Significado: “Drawn out of the water”
Aaron
אַהֲרֹ֤ןaharon
Aaron, brother of Moses, spoke for him before Pharaoh and was the first high priest of Israel, consecrated with his sons for the priesthood (Exodus 4:14).
Significado: “Exalted, enlightened”
Judah
יְהוּדָהyəhudahΙουδαIouda
Judah, fourth son of Jacob and Leah, proposed selling Joseph instead of killing him, fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and received the blessing of the scepter from his father (Genesis 49:10).
Significado: “Praised be the LORD”
Benjamin
בִנְיָמִֽיןbinəyamiynΒενιαμινBeniamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob, was born to Rachel, who died in childbirth and named him Ben-oni; he gave rise to the tribe of Benjamin (Genesis 35:18).
Significado: “Son of the right hand”
Kohath
קְהָ֖תkəhat
Kohath, son of Levi and grandfather of Moses and Aaron, was the ancestor of the Kohathites, the Levites who carried the ark and the furnishings of the sanctuary (Numbers 4:15).
Citado em 29 versículos
Ephraim
אֶפְרָ֑יִםefəraiymΕφραιμEphraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph, born in Egypt, received Jacob’s blessing ahead of the firstborn Manasseh and gave rise to the tribe of Ephraim (Genesis 48:20).
Significado: “Doubly fruitful”
Dan
דָּֽןdan
Dan, son of Jacob and Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, gave rise to the tribe of Dan (Genesis 30:6).
Significado: “Judge, he judged”
Manasseh
מְנַשֶּׁ֑הmənaseh
Manasseh, Joseph’s firstborn, born in Egypt, was blessed by Jacob after his brother Ephraim and gave rise to the tribe of Manasseh (Genesis 48:14).
Significado: “He that causes to forget”
Gershon
גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹןgerəshon
Gershon, son of Levi, was the ancestor of the Gershonites, the Levites in charge of the curtains and coverings of the tabernacle (Numbers 3:25).
Significado: “Temporary resident there”
Issachar
יִשָּׂשכָֽרyisaskarΙσσαχαρIssaxar
Issachar, the fifth son of Leah and Jacob, gave rise to the tribe of Issachar (Genesis 30:18).
Significado: “There is a reward”
Asher
אָשֵֽׁרasherΑσηρAsēr
Asher, son of Jacob and Zilpah, Leah’s servant, gave rise to the tribe of Asher, blessed by Jacob with rich food (Genesis 49:20).
Significado: “Happy, blessed”
Naphtali
נַפְתָּלִֽיnafətaliy
Naphtali, son of Jacob and Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, gave rise to the tribe of Naphtali (Genesis 30:8).
Significado: “My struggle”
Manasseh
מְנַשֶּׁ֑הmənaseh
Manasseh, Joseph’s firstborn, born in Egypt, was blessed by Jacob after his brother Ephraim and gave rise to the tribe of Manasseh (Genesis 48:14).
Significado: “He that causes to forget”
Bashan
Hoje: Saham al Jawlan
בָּשָׁןbashan
Bashan is the land of the kingdom of Og, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei and was defeated by Moses. It was allotted to the tribe of Manasseh, and in it was Golan, a city of refuge (Joshua 13:12).
32,78° N, 35,93° L
Citado em 53 versículos
Merari
מְרָרִיmərariy
Merari, son of Levi, was the ancestor of the Merarites, the Levites who carried the frames, pillars, and bases of the tabernacle (Numbers 3:36).
Significado: “Bitter”
Reuben
רְאוּבֵןrəuvenΡουβηνRoubēn
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah, persuaded his brothers not to kill Joseph, but he lost his birthright because he lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine (Genesis 37:21).
Significado: “Behold a son!”
Gad
גָּֽדgadΓαδGad
Gad, son of Jacob and Zilpah, Leah’s servant, was the ancestor of the tribe of Gad, which received land east of the Jordan (Genesis 30:11).
Significado: “Good fortune, troop”
Zebulun
זְבֻלֽוּןzəvulunΖαβουλωνZaboulōn
Zebulun, the sixth son of Leah and Jacob, gave rise to the tribe of Zebulun, which would dwell at the shore of the sea (Genesis 49:13).
Significado: “Dwelling, habitation”
Moses
מֹשֶׁ֔הmoshehΜωϋσῆςMōüsē͂s
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Significado: “Drawn out of the water”
Judah
יְהוּדָהyəhudahΙουδαIouda
Judah, fourth son of Jacob and Leah, proposed selling Joseph instead of killing him, fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and received the blessing of the scepter from his father (Genesis 49:10).
Significado: “Praised be the LORD”
Simeon
שִׁמְעֽוֹןshiməonΣυμεωνSymeōn
Simeon, second son of Jacob and Leah, joined Levi in avenging the defiling of Dinah in Shechem and was kept bound in Egypt as a guarantee for Benjamin’s return (Genesis 42:24).
Significado: “He that hears”
Aaron
אַהֲרֹ֤ןaharon
Aaron, brother of Moses, spoke for him before Pharaoh and was the first high priest of Israel, consecrated with his sons for the priesthood (Exodus 4:14).
Significado: “Exalted, enlightened”
Hebron
Hoje: Hebron (Al-Khalil)
חֶבְרוֹןchevron
Hebron is the city of Judah where David settled with his men, had sons, and was anointed king over Israel; nearby, Abraham lived and buried Sarah. Joshua gave Hebron to Caleb (1 Chronicles 11:3).
31,53° N, 35,10° L
Citado em 62 versículosTb.: Kiriath-arba, Kirjath-arba
Hebron
Hoje: Hebron (Al-Khalil)
חֶבְרוֹןchevron
Hebron is the city of Judah where David settled with his men, had sons, and was anointed king over Israel; nearby, Abraham lived and buried Sarah. Joshua gave Hebron to Caleb (1 Chronicles 11:3).
31,53° N, 35,10° L
Citado em 62 versículosTb.: Kiriath-arba, Kirjath-arba
Anak
עָנַקanaq
Anak was the ancestor of the Anakim, a strong and tall people. His three sons, Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, lived in Hebron until Caleb drove them out (Joshua 15:14).
Citado em 8 versículos
Caleb
כָּלֵבkalev
Caleb, son of Jephunneh, was one of the twelve spies sent into Canaan and, with Joshua, trusted that Israel could conquer the land; therefore he received Hebron as an inheritance (Numbers 14:24).
Significado: “Faithful, wholeheartedly brave”
Jephunneh
יְפֻנֶּֽהyəfunah
Jephunneh was the father of Caleb, the spy who, with Joshua, trusted that Israel could conquer Canaan (Numbers 14:6).
Citado em 15 versículos
Aaron
אַהֲרֹ֤ןaharon
Aaron, brother of Moses, spoke for him before Pharaoh and was the first high priest of Israel, consecrated with his sons for the priesthood (Exodus 4:14).
Significado: “Exalted, enlightened”
Hebron
Hoje: Hebron (Al-Khalil)
חֶבְרוֹןchevron
Hebron is the city of Judah where David settled with his men, had sons, and was anointed king over Israel; nearby, Abraham lived and buried Sarah. Joshua gave Hebron to Caleb (1 Chronicles 11:3).
31,53° N, 35,10° L
Citado em 62 versículosTb.: Kiriath-arba, Kirjath-arba
לִבְנָהlivnah
Libnah was the city that Joshua attacked after Makkedah, putting to the sword everyone in it; it was also one of the cities given to the descendants of Aaron (Joshua 10:30).
31,63° N, 34,87° L
Citado em 16 versículos
Jattir
Hoje: Khirbet Attir
יַתִּירyattir
Jattir was a city of the tribe of Judah, in the hill country, given with its pasturelands to the descendants of Aaron, together with Eshtemoa (Joshua 21:14).
31,35° N, 35,02° L
Citado em 6 versículos
אֶשְׁתְּמוֹעַeshtemoa
Eshtemoa was one of the cities given to the descendants of Aaron, alongside Hebron, Libnah, and Jattir (1 Chronicles 6:57).
31,40° N, 35,07° L
Citado em 4 versículosTb.: Eshtemoh
דְּבִירdevir
Debir is the city that Joshua and all Israel attacked and took, putting its king to the sword and destroying everyone in it, as they had done to Libnah and Hebron (Joshua 10:39).
31,43° N, 35,01° L
Citado em 11 versículosTb.: Kiriath-sepher, Kirjath-sepher
Beth-shemesh
Hoje: Tel Bet Shemesh
בֵּית שֶׁ֫מֶשׁbet shemesh
Beth-shemesh is the city to which the cows brought the ark of the Lord; its people rejoiced to see the ark and offered burnt offerings and sacrifices to the Lord that day (1 Samuel 6:15).
31,75° N, 34,97° L
Citado em 17 versículos
Benjamin
בִנְיָמִֽיןbinəyamiynΒενιαμινBeniamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob, was born to Rachel, who died in childbirth and named him Ben-oni; he gave rise to the tribe of Benjamin (Genesis 35:18).
Significado: “Son of the right hand”
גִּבְעוֹןgivon
Gibeon is the city whose inhabitants made peace with Israel and asked Joshua for help against the Amorite kings. Joshua told the sun to stand still over Gibeon (Joshua 10:12).
31,85° N, 35,18° L
Citado em 39 versículos
גֶּ֫בַעgeva
Geba is a city in Benjamin that King Asa built up, along with Mizpah, using the stones and timber Baasha had used in building Ramah (1 Kings 15:22).
31,86° N, 35,26° L
Citado em 14 versículosTb.: Gaba
Anathoth
Hoje: Ras el Kharruba
עֲנָתוֹתanatot
Anathoth is the town in the land of Benjamin where the priest Jeremiah son of Hilkiah was. Jeremiah bought the property there from his cousin Hanamel for seventeen shekels of silver (Jeremiah 32:9).
31,81° N, 35,26° L
Citado em 18 versículos
Aaron
אַהֲרֹ֤ןaharon
Aaron, brother of Moses, spoke for him before Pharaoh and was the first high priest of Israel, consecrated with his sons for the priesthood (Exodus 4:14).
Significado: “Exalted, enlightened”
Ephraim
אֶפְרָ֑יִםefəraiymΕφραιμEphraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph, born in Egypt, received Jacob’s blessing ahead of the firstborn Manasseh and gave rise to the tribe of Ephraim (Genesis 48:20).
Significado: “Doubly fruitful”
Shechem
Hoje: Tell Balata (Nablus)
שְׁכֶםshekhemΣυχέμSuchem
Shechem is a city in the hill country of Ephraim where Joshua made a covenant with the people, the citizens turned against Abimelech, and Israel gathered to make Rehoboam king (Joshua 24:25).
32,21° N, 35,28° L
Citado em 45 versículosTb.: Sichem, Sychem
גֶּ֫זֶרgezer
Gezer is a Canaanite city that Pharaoh king of Egypt captured and burned, giving it as a wedding gift to his daughter, Solomon’s wife (1 Kings 9:16).
31,86° N, 34,92° L
Citado em 14 versículosTb.: Gazer
Beth-horon
Hoje: Beit Ur al Tahta
בֵּית חוֹרֹןbet choron
Beth-horon is the city on the road down from which, toward Azekah, the Lord hurled large hailstones from heaven on the enemies fleeing before Israel (Joshua 10:11).
31,89° N, 35,08° L
Citado em 7 versículos
Dan
דָּֽןdan
Dan, son of Jacob and Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, gave rise to the tribe of Dan (Genesis 30:6).
Significado: “Judge, he judged”
אַיָּלוֹןayyalon
Aijalon was one of the towns that the Philistines captured and occupied in the Shephelah and in the Negeb of Judah, together with Beth-shemesh and Gederoth (2 Chronicles 28:18).
31,84° N, 35,02° L
Citado em 8 versículosTb.: Ajalon
Manasseh
מְנַשֶּׁ֑הmənaseh
Manasseh, Joseph’s firstborn, born in Egypt, was blessed by Jacob after his brother Ephraim and gave rise to the tribe of Manasseh (Genesis 48:14).
Significado: “He that causes to forget”
Taanach
Hoje: Tell Ta’anakh
תַּעֲנָךְtaanakh
Taanach was a city where the kings of Canaan fought, by the waters of Megiddo. Manasseh did not drive out its people, for the Canaanites were determined to live in that land (Judges 5:19).
32,52° N, 35,22° L
Citado em 7 versículosTb.: Tanach
Manasseh
מְנַשֶּׁ֑הmənaseh
Manasseh, Joseph’s firstborn, born in Egypt, was blessed by Jacob after his brother Ephraim and gave rise to the tribe of Manasseh (Genesis 48:14).
Significado: “He that causes to forget”
Golan
Hoje: Saham al Jawlan
גּוֹלָןgolan
Golan was a city of refuge in Bashan, in the tribe of Manasseh, east of the Jordan, where anyone who killed a person unintentionally could flee; it was given to the Gershonite Levites (Joshua 21:27).
32,78° N, 35,93° L
Citado em 4 versículos
Bashan
Hoje: Saham al Jawlan
בָּשָׁןbashan
Bashan is the land of the kingdom of Og, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei and was defeated by Moses. It was allotted to the tribe of Manasseh, and in it was Golan, a city of refuge (Joshua 13:12).
32,78° N, 35,93° L
Citado em 53 versículos
Issachar
יִשָּׂשכָֽרyisaskarΙσσαχαρIssaxar
Issachar, the fifth son of Leah and Jacob, gave rise to the tribe of Issachar (Genesis 30:18).
Significado: “There is a reward”
Asher
אָשֵֽׁרasherΑσηρAsēr
Asher, son of Jacob and Zilpah, Leah’s servant, gave rise to the tribe of Asher, blessed by Jacob with rich food (Genesis 49:20).
Significado: “Happy, blessed”
Naphtali
נַפְתָּלִֽיnafətaliy
Naphtali, son of Jacob and Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, gave rise to the tribe of Naphtali (Genesis 30:8).
Significado: “My struggle”
קֶ֫דֶשׁqedesh
Kedesh was a city of Naphtali, in Galilee, and a city of refuge for the slayer; in the days of Pekah, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria took Kedesh along with Ijon and Hazor (2 Kings 15:29).
33,11° N, 35,53° L
Citado em 4 versículos
Galilee
Hoje: Galilee (Northern Israel)
גָּלִילgalilΓαλιλαίαGalilaia
Galilee is the land of Nazareth and Cana, from where Jesus came to be baptized by John in the Jordan and from where crowds and women followed him (Mark 1:9).
32,76° N, 35,53° L
Citado em 78 versículos
Zebulun
זְבֻלֽוּןzəvulunΖαβουλωνZaboulōn
Zebulun, the sixth son of Leah and Jacob, gave rise to the tribe of Zebulun, which would dwell at the shore of the sea (Genesis 49:13).
Significado: “Dwelling, habitation”
יׇקְנְעָםyoqneam
Jokneam was a city of the tribe of Zebulun, given to the Merarite Levites along with Kartah; the king of Jokneam in Carmel was among the kings whom the Israelites defeated (Joshua 21:34).
32,66° N, 35,11° L
Citado em 4 versículos
Reuben
רְאוּבֵןrəuvenΡουβηνRoubēn
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah, persuaded his brothers not to kill Joseph, but he lost his birthright because he lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine (Genesis 37:21).
Significado: “Behold a son!”
Jahaz
Hoje: Khirbet el Medeiyineh
יַ֫הַץyahats
Jahaz is the place where Sihon fought against Israel after refusing to let Israel pass through his territory. It was also a city of the tribe of Reuben, beside Bezer (Numbers 21:23).
31,59° N, 35,91° L
Citado em 9 versículosTb.: Jahzah, Jahazah
Gad
גָּֽדgadΓαδGad
Gad, son of Jacob and Zilpah, Leah’s servant, was the ancestor of the tribe of Gad, which received land east of the Jordan (Genesis 30:11).
Significado: “Good fortune, troop”
Ramoth
Hoje: Tall er Rumeith
רָאמוֹתramot
Ramoth was a city in Gilead, for the Gadites, and one of three Moses set aside east of the Jordan for anyone who killed someone unintentionally; the others were Bezer and Golan (Deuteronomy 4:43).
32,50° N, 36,01° L
Citado em 4 versículos
Gilead
Hoje: Tell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh
גִּלְעָדgilad
Gilead is the land Moses gave to Machir of Manasseh and where Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had their own land. Jair, who led Israel, and Elijah came from there (Numbers 32:40).
32,19° N, 35,69° L
Citado em 86 versículos
Mahanaim
Hoje: Tell edh Dhahab el Gharbi
מַחֲנַיִםmachanayim
Mahanaim is the city of the tribe of Gad where Abner brought Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and where David stayed, provided for by Barzillai the Gileadite (2 Samuel 19:32).
32,19° N, 35,69° L
Citado em 16 versículos
חֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbon
Heshbon was the city where Sihon king of the Amorites dwelt. Israel took Heshbon with all its villages and dwelt in it (Numbers 21:25).
31,80° N, 35,81° L
Citado em 37 versículos
יַעְזֵרyaazer
Jazer is a city Moses sent spies to; the Israelites captured its surrounding settlements and drove out the Amorites who were there (Numbers 21:32).
31,94° N, 35,83° L
Citado em 13 versículosTb.: Jaazer
Jacob
יַעֲקֹ֑בyaaqovΙακωβIakob
Jacob, son of Isaac, bought the birthright from Esau, wrestled with God at Penuel, and received the name Israel; his twelve sons gave rise to the tribes (Genesis 32:28).
Significado: “One who takes by the heel (supplanter)”