but the fields farther from the city and the villages near Hebron were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
Shemer was Mahli’s son. Mahli was Mushi’s son. Mushi was Merari’s son, and Merari was Levi’s son.
from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him the city of Hebron as his own.
The Lord had commanded Joshua to give Caleb son of Jephunneh part of the land in Judah, so he gave Caleb the town of Kiriath Arba, also called Hebron. (Arba was the father of Anak.)
The people from the Gershon family groups were given thirteen towns in the land of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the East Manasseh in Bashan.