Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities.

Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities.

Jarmuth, and En Gannim, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities;

Helkath, and Rehob, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities;

Dimnah, and Nahalal, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities;

Kedemoth, and Mephaath, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities;

Heshbon, and Jazer, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities.

The Levites received within the land owned by the Israelites ¹  forty-eight cities in all and their grazing areas.

Zelah, Haeleph, the Jebusite city ¹  (that is, Jerusalem), ²  Gibeah, and Kiriath – a total of fourteen cities and their towns. ³  This was the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin ⁴  by its clans.

Their border touched Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. They had sixteen cities and their towns.

in Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said, “The Lord told Moses to assign us cities in which to live along with the grazing areas for our cattle.”

The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten cities from the clans of the tribe of Ephraim, and from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

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.

From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned Taanach and Gath Rimmon, ¹  along with the grazing areas of each – a total of two cities.

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

The descendants of Joseph were considered as two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites were allotted no territory, though they were assigned cities in which to live, along with the grazing areas for their cattle and possessions. ¹ 

The border then descended southward to the Valley of Kanah. Ephraim was assigned cities there among the cities of Manasseh, ¹  but the border of Manasseh was north of the valley and ended at the sea.

The first lot belonged to ¹  the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of nine cities taken from these two tribes.

They assigned to the Gershonite clans of the Levites the following cities: ¹  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;