Joshua 21:9-42

⁹ They assigned from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin the following towns, here named individually ¹⁰ (these were for the descendants of Aaron who were from the families of the Kohathite branch of Levi because the first lot fell to them): ¹¹ Kiriath Arba (Arba was the ancestor of Anak), that is, Hebron, in the hills of Judah, with access to the pastures around it. ¹² The fields of the city and its open lands they had already given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession. ¹³ To the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron (the asylum-city for the unconvicted killers), Libnah, ¹⁴ Jattir, Eshtemoa ¹⁵ , Holon, Debir ¹⁶ , Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, all with their accompanying pastures - nine towns from these two tribes. ¹⁷ And from the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon, Geba, ¹⁸ Anathoth, and Almon, together with their pastures - four towns. ¹⁹ The total for the cities and pastures for the priests descended from Aaron came to thirteen. ²⁰ The rest of the Kohathite families from the tribe of Levi were assigned their cities by lot from the tribe of Ephraim: ²¹ Shechem (the asylum-city for the unconvicted killer) in the hills of Ephraim, Gezer, ²² Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, with their pastures - four towns. ²³ From the tribe of Dan they received Eltekeh, Gibbethon, ²⁴ Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon, all with their pastures - four towns. ²⁵ And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they received Taanach and Gath Rimmon with their pastures - two towns. ²⁶ All told, ten cities with their pastures went to the remaining Kohathite families. ²⁷ The Gershonite families of the tribe of Levi were given from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (an asylum-city for the unconvicted killer), and Be Eshtarah, with their pastures - two cities. ²⁸ And from the tribe of Issachar: Kishion, Daberath, ²⁹ Jarmuth, and En Gannim, with their pastures - four towns. ³⁰ From the tribe of Asher: Mishal, Abdon, ³¹ Helkath, and Rehob, with their pastures - four towns. ³² From the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee (an asylum-city for the unconvicted killer), Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, with their pastures - three towns. ³³ For the Gershonites and their families: thirteen towns with their pastures. ³⁴ The Merari families, the remaining Levites, were given from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah, ³⁵ Dimnah, and Nahalal, with their pastures - four cities. ³⁶ From the tribe of Reuben: Bezer, Jahaz, ³⁷ Kedemoth, and Mephaath, with their pastures - four towns. ³⁸ From the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead (an asylum-city for the unconvicted killer), Mahanaim, ³⁹ Heshbon, and Jazer, with their pastures - a total of four towns. ⁴⁰ All these towns were assigned by lot to the Merarites, the remaining Levites - twelve towns. ⁴¹ The Levites held forty-eight towns with their accompanying pastures within the territory of the People of Israel. ⁴² Each of these towns had pastures surrounding it - this was the case for all these towns.