To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah with its pasture lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,
The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. These are the sons of Bithi-ah, the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married; and she conceived and bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.
Hilen with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
They also gave them by lot out of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin these cities which are mentioned by name.
Then Joshua passed on from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah, and fought against Libnah;
Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
And in the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
The cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were in all thirteen cities with their pasture lands.