They were assigned to the Kohathite clans of the Levites who were descendants of Aaron, for the first lot belonged to them.

Gershon’s descendants were allotted thirteen cities from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribes of Asher and Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

The Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) were allotted twelve cities.