The land allotted to the tribe of Gad by its clans included these cities and their towns.

Moses assigned land to the half-tribe of Manasseh by its clans.

The Israelites followed the Lord’s instructions to Moses and divided up the land.

These cities were located at the southern extremity of Judah’s tribal land near the border of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

(The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah, located on the border of Manasseh, belonged to the tribe of Ephraim.)

Whenever the Israelites were strong militarily, they forced the Canaanites to do hard labor, but they never totally conquered them.

These cities belonged to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans: Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,

The third lot belonged to the tribe of Zebulun by its clans. The border of their territory extended to Sarid.

This was the land assigned to the tribe of Zebulun by its clans, including these cities and their towns.

This was the land assigned to the tribe of Issachar by its clans, including the cities and their towns.

This was the land assigned to the tribe of Asher by its clans, including these cities and their towns.

This was the land assigned to the tribe of Naphtali by its clans, including the cities and their towns.

This was the land assigned to the tribe of Dan by its clans, including these cities and their towns.

“Have the Israelites select the cities of refuge that I told you about through Moses.

So the Israelites assigned these cities and their grazing areas to the Levites from their own holdings, as the Lord had instructed.

Merari’s descendants by their clans were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

So the Israelites assigned to the Levites by lot these cities and their grazing areas, as the Lord had instructed Moses.

The rest of the Kohathite clans received ten cities and their grazing areas.

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

The Levites received within the land owned by the Israelites forty-eight cities in all and their grazing areas.