Joshua 21:6

New International Reader's Version

The family groups of Gershon were given 13 towns. Those towns were from the family groups of the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali and half of the tribe of Manasseh. That part of Manasseh was in the land of Bashan.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 6:56

But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.

1 Chronicles 6:62

The members of the family line of Gershon were given 13 towns. They received them family group by family group. Most of the towns were from the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali. The rest were from the other half of the tribe of Manasseh. It’s in Bashan.

Joshua 21:5

The rest of Kohath’s family groups were given ten towns. Those towns were from the family groups of the tribes of Ephraim and Dan and half of the tribe of Manasseh.

Joshua 21:7

The family groups of Merari received 12 towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun. Each family group received its share.