Verses 1-8
The casting of lots 21:1-8
Probably the leaders identified the towns first and then assigned the various groups of Levites to particular cities by lot (Joshua 21:3-4). The priests (Aaron’s descendants) received 13 cities within the tribal territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin (Joshua 21:4). The rest of the Kohathites-Aaron was a descendant of Kohath-obtained 10 cities in Ephraim, Dan, and western Manasseh (Joshua 21:5). The Gershonites lived in 13 cities in Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and eastern Manasseh (Joshua 21:6). The Merarites inherited 12 cities in Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun (Joshua 21:7). The names of these Levitical towns appear in the following verses (Joshua 21:9-40).
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