The total of the towns of the Levites within the holdings of Bnei-Yisrael was 48 towns with their pastures.
Cursed be their anger for it was strong and their rage for it was cruel— I will disperse them in Jacob, I will scatter them in Israel.
Kedemoth with its open land, and Mephaath with its open land
They will teach Jacob Your judgments and Israel Your Torah. They will put incense in your nose and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
So Bnei-Yisrael gave to the Levites from their inheritance, according to the command of Adonai, these towns and their pastures:
All the towns that went by lot to the children of Merari (the remaining Levites) according to their clans, were 12 towns.
Each of these towns had its own pastures; so it was for all these towns.