1 Chronicles 6:63-81 ▼

63 The descendants of Merari were allotted 12 towns according to their families from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

64 So the people of Israel gave the descendants of Levi the towns with their surrounding suburbs,

65 allocating these towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

66 A few of the families of Kohath's descendants had towns of their territory allotted from the tribe of Ephraim.

67 They were given these cities of refuge: Shechem with its surrounding suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its surrounding suburbs,

68 Jokmeam with its surrounding suburbs, Beth-horon with its surrounding suburbs,

69 Aijalon with its surrounding suburbs, Gath-rimmon with its surrounding suburbs,

70 and (from of the half-tribe of Manasseh), Aner with its surrounding suburbs, and Bileam with its surrounding suburbs for the rest of the Kohathite families.

71 From the half-tribe of Manasseh the descendants of Gershom were allotted Golan in Bashan with its surrounding suburbs and Ashtaroth with its surrounding suburbs.

72 From the tribe of Issachar were allotted Kedesh with its surrounding suburbs, Daberath with its surrounding suburbs,

73 Ramoth with its surrounding suburbs, and Anem with its surrounding suburbs.

74 From of the tribe of Asher were allotted Mashal with its surrounding suburbs, Abdon with its surrounding suburbs,

75 Hukok with its surrounding suburbs, and Rehob with its surrounding suburbs.

76 From the tribe of Naphtali were allotted Kedesh in Galilee with its surrounding suburbs, Hammon with its surrounding suburbs, and Kiriathaim with its surrounding suburbs.

77 From the tribe of Zebulun the rest of the descendants of Merari were allotted Rimmono with its surrounding suburbs, and Tabor with its surrounding suburbs,

78 across the Jordan from Jericho, that is, on the east side of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben were allotted Bezer in the steppe with its surrounding suburbs, Jahzah with its surrounding suburbs,

79 Kedemoth with its surrounding suburbs, and Mephaath with its surrounding suburbs.

80 From the tribe of Gad were allotted Ramoth in Gilead with its surrounding suburbs, Mahanaim with its surrounding suburbs,

81 Heshbon with its surrounding suburbs, and Jazer with its surrounding suburbs.