So they gave the city of Hebron to Aaron’s descendants. (Hebron was a city of safety.) They also gave Aaron’s descendants the towns of Libnah,
So the Edomites broke away from the rule of Judah. And they have been free from the rule of Judah until today.
Six of those cities will be cities of safety. If a person {accidentally} kills someone, then that person can run to those towns for safety. In addition to those six cities, you will also give 42 more cities to the Levites.
Then Joshua and all the people of Israel traveled from Makkedah. They went to Libnah and attacked that city.
The people of Judah also got these towns: Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
Humtah, Kiriath Arba (Hebron), and Zior. There were nine towns and all the fields around them.
So the people of Israel chose some cities to be called “Cities of Safety.” These cities were:
But the fields and the small towns around the city of Kiriath Arba belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh.