Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.
A man purchase of the levites
For the houses
General references
Bible References
A man purchase of the levites
Leviticus 25:28
But if he cannot obtain enough to repay him, what he sold will remain in the possession of its purchaser until the Year of Jubilee. It is to be released at the Jubilee, so that he may return to his property.
For the houses
Numbers 18:20
The Lord told Aaron, “You will not have an inheritance in their land; there will be no portion among them for you. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites.
Deuteronomy 18:1
“The Levitical priests, the whole tribe of Levi, will have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They will eat the Lord’s fire offerings; that is their inheritance.
General references
Numbers 35:2
“Command the Israelites to give cities out of their hereditary property for the Levites to live in and pastureland around the cities.