Numbers 35:2-5
35:2 “Instruct the Israelites to give
the Levites towns to live in from the inheritance the Israelites
will possess. You must also give the Levites grazing land around the towns.
35:3 Thus they will have towns in which to live, and their grazing lands will be for their cattle, for their possessions, and for all their animals.
35:4 The grazing lands around the towns that you will give to the Levites must extend to a distance of 500 yards
from the town wall.
35:5 “You must measure from outside the wall of the town on the east 1,000 yards, and on the south side 1,000 yards, and on the west side 1,000 yards, and on the north side 1,000 yards, with the town in the middle. This territory must belong to them as grazing land for the towns.
Joshua 21:20-42
21:20 The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted cities from the tribe of Ephraim.
21:21 They assigned them Shechem (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer,
21:22 Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities.
21:23 From the tribe of Dan they assigned Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
21:24 Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities.
21:25 From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned Taanach and Gath Rimmon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of two cities.
21:26 The rest of the Kohathite clans received ten cities and their grazing areas.
21:27 They assigned to the Gershonite clans of the Levites the following cities: from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) and Beeshtarah, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of two cities;
21:28 from the tribe of Issachar: Kishon, Daberath,
21:29 Jarmuth, and En Gannim, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities;
21:30 from the tribe of Asher: Mishal, Abdon,
21:31 Helkath, and Rehob, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities;
21:32 from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of three cities.
21:33 The Gershonite clans received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.
21:34 They assigned to the Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) the following cities: from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,
21:35 Dimnah, and Nahalal, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities;
21:36 from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer, Jahaz,
21:37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities;
21:38 from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Mahanaim,
21:39 Heshbon, and Jazer, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities.
21:40 The Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) were allotted twelve cities.
21:41 The Levites received within the land owned by the Israelites forty-eight cities in all and their grazing areas.
21:42 Each of these cities had grazing areas around it; they were alike in this regard.
Joshua 21:1
Levitical Cities
21:1 The tribal leaders of the Levites went before Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and the Israelite tribal leaders
Joshua 6:1
6:1 Now Jericho was shut tightly because of the Israelites. No one was allowed to leave or enter.