Numbers 35:2

New Century Version

“Command the Israelites to give the Levites cities to live in from the land they receive. Also give the Levites the pastureland around these cities.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 13:2

Then David called the people of Israel together and said, “If you think it is a good idea, and if it is what the Lord our God wants, let’s send a message. Let’s tell our fellow Israelites in all the areas of Israel and the priests and Levites living with them in their towns and pastures to come and join us.

2 Chronicles 11:14

The Levites even left their pasturelands and property and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons refused to let them serve as priests to the Lord.

2 Chronicles 31:19

Some of Aaron’s descendants, the priests, lived on the farmlands near the towns or in the towns. Men were chosen by name to give part of the collection to these priests. All the males and those named in the family histories of the Levites received part of the collection.

Nehemiah 13:10

Then I found out the people were not giving the Levites their shares. So the Levites and singers who served had gone back to their own farms.

Ezekiel 48:22

The Levites’ land and the city property will be in the middle of the lands belonging to the ruler. Those lands will be between Judah’s border and Benjamin’s border.

Ezekiel 48:8

“South of Judah’s border will be the holy area which you are to give. It will be about seven miles wide and as long and wide as one of the tribes’ shares. It will run from the east side to the west side. The Temple will be in the middle of this area.

Numbers 35:1

The Lord spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab across from Jericho by the Jordan River. He said,

Numbers 35:3

Then the Levites will have cities where they may live and pastureland for their cattle, flocks, and other animals.

Deuteronomy 18:6

If a Levite moves from one of your towns anywhere in Israel where he lives and comes to the place the Lord will choose, because he wants to serve the Lord there,