Joshua 21:3

New Century Version

So the Israelites obeyed this command of the Lord and gave the Levite people these towns and pastures for their own land:

Cross References

Genesis 49:7

May their anger be cursed, because it is too violent. May their violence be cursed, because it is too cruel. I will divide them up among the tribes of Jacob and scatter them through all the tribes of Israel.

Numbers 35:7

give the Levites a total of forty-eight cities and their pastures.

Joshua 21:2

At Shiloh in the land of Canaan, the heads of the Levite families said to them, “The Lord commanded Moses that you give us towns where we may live and pastures for our animals.”

Joshua 21:4

The Kohath family groups were part of the tribe of Levi. Some of the Levites in the Kohath family groups were from the family of Aaron the priest. To these Levites were given thirteen towns in the areas of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

Joshua 21:41

A total of forty-eight towns with their pastures in the land of Israel were given to the Levites.