Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



And the Lord said to Moses, These are the men who shall divide the land to you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun. And [with them] you shall take one head or prince of each tribe to divide the land for inheritance. read more.
The names of the men are: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh; Of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, Shemuel son of Ammihud; Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Chislon; Of the tribe of the sons of Dan a leader, Bukki son of Jogli; Of the sons of Joseph: of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh a leader, Hanniel son of Ephod; And of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim a leader, Kemuel son of Shiphtan; And of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun a leader, Elizaphan son of Parnach; And of the tribe of the sons of Issachar a leader, Paltiel son of Azzan; And of the tribe of the sons of Asher a leader, Ahihud son of Shelomi; And of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali a leader, Pedahel son of Ammihud. These are the men whom the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.

And the Lord said to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, Command the Israelites that they give to the Levites from the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and [suburb] pasturelands round about the cities' walls you shall give to the Levites also. They shall have the cities to dwell in and their [suburb] pasturelands shall be for their cattle, for their wealth [in flocks], and for all their beasts. read more.
And the pasturelands of the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall reach from the wall of the city and outward 1,000 cubits round about. You shall measure from the wall of the city outward on the east, south, west, and north sides 2,000 cubits, the city being in the center. This shall belong to [the Levites] as [suburb] pasturelands for their cities. Of the cities which you shall give to the Levites there shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the manslayer to flee into; and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities. So all the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight; you shall give them with their adjacent [suburb] pasturelands. As for the cities, you shall give from the possession of the Israelites, from the larger tribes you shall take many and from the smaller tribes few; each tribe shall give of its cities to the Levites in proportion to its inheritance.


And the Lord said to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, Command the Israelites that they give to the Levites from the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and [suburb] pasturelands round about the cities' walls you shall give to the Levites also. They shall have the cities to dwell in and their [suburb] pasturelands shall be for their cattle, for their wealth [in flocks], and for all their beasts. read more.
And the pasturelands of the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall reach from the wall of the city and outward 1,000 cubits round about. You shall measure from the wall of the city outward on the east, south, west, and north sides 2,000 cubits, the city being in the center. This shall belong to [the Levites] as [suburb] pasturelands for their cities. Of the cities which you shall give to the Levites there shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the manslayer to flee into; and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities. So all the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight; you shall give them with their adjacent [suburb] pasturelands. As for the cities, you shall give from the possession of the Israelites, from the larger tribes you shall take many and from the smaller tribes few; each tribe shall give of its cities to the Levites in proportion to its inheritance.

To the sons of Aaron they gave the city of refuge, Hebron; also Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands, Hilen with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands, Ashan with its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands. read more.
And out of the tribe of Benjamin: Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, with their pasturelands. All their cities according to their families were thirteen.