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- Chapter 6 -

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The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, and Phinehas became the father of Abishua.
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Abishua became the father of Bukki, and Bukki became the father of Uzzi.
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Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth.
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Meraioth became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
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Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz.
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Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah, and Azariah became the father of Johanan.
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Johanan became the father of Azariah, who served in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem.
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Azariah became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
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Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Shallum.
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Shallum became the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah became the father of Azariah.
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Azariah became the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak.
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Jehozadak went into captivity when Yahweh exiled Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
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The sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
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The sons of Gershom were Libni and Shimei.
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The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These became the Levites’ clans by their fathers’ families.
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Gershom’s descendants began with his son Libni. Libni’s son was Jahath. His son was Zimmah.
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His son was Joah. His son was Iddo. His son was Zerah. His son was Jeatherai.
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Kohath’s descendants began with his son Amminadab. His son was Korah. His son was Assir.
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His son was Elkanah. His son was Ebiasaph. His son was Assir.
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His son was Tahath. His son was Uriel. His son was Azariah. His son was Shaul.
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The sons of Elkanah were Amasai, Ahimoth, and Elkanah.
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The son of this second Elkanah was Zophai. His son was Nahath.
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His son was Eliab. His son was Jeroham. His son was Elkanah.
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The sons of Samuel were the firstborn, Joel, and Abijah, the secondborn.
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The son of Merari was Mahli. His son was Libni. His son was Shimei. His son was Uzzah.
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His son was Shimea. His son was Haggiah. His son was Asaiah.

The Temple Musicians

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These are the names of the men whom David put in charge of music in the house of Yahweh, after the ark came to rest there.
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They served by singing before the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem. They fulfilled their duties according to the instructions given to them.
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These were those who served with their sons. From the clans of the Kohathites came Heman the musician. Here were his ancestors, going back in time: Heman was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Samuel.
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Samuel was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Jeroham. Jeroham was the son of Eliel. Eliel was the son of Toa.
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Toa was the son of Zuph. Zuph was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Mahath. Mahath was the son of Amasai. Amasai was son of Elkanah.
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Elkanah was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Azariah. Azariah was the son of Zephaniah.
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Zephaniah was the son of Tahath. Tahath was the son of Assir. Assir was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah.
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Korah was the son of Izhar. Izhar was the son of Kohath. Kohath was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Israel.
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Heman’s colleague was Asaph, who stood at his right hand. Asaph was the son of Berechiah. Berechiah was the son of Shimea.
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Shimea was the son of Michael. Michael was the son of Baaseiah. Baaseiah was the son of Malchijah.
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Malchijah was the son of Ethni. Ethni was the son of Zerah. Zerah was the son of Adaiah.
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Adaiah was the son of Ethan. Ethan was the son of Zimmah. Zimmah was the son of Shimei.
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Shimei was the son of Jahath. Jahath was the son of Gershom. Gershom was the son of Levi.
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At Heman’s left hand were his colleagues the sons of Merari. They included Ethan son of Kishi. Kishi was the son of Abdi. Abdi was the son of Malluch.
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Malluch was the son of Hashabiah. Hashabiah was the son of Amaziah. Amaziah was the son of Hilkiah.
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Hilkiah was the son of Amzi. Amzi was the son of Bani. Bani was the son of Shemer.
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Shemer was the son of Mahli. Mahli was the son of Mushi. Mushi was the son of Merari. Merari was the son of Levi.

The Descendants of Aaron

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Their associates, the Levites, were assigned to do all the work for the tabernacle, the house of God.
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Aaron and his sons made the offerings on the altar for burnt offerings; and the offering on the incense altar for all the work in the most holy place. These offerings made atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
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Aaron’s descendants are reckoned as follows: Aaron’s son was Eleazar. Eleazar’s son was Phinehas. Phinehas’s son was Abishua.
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Abishua’s son was Bukki. Bukki’s son was Uzzi. Uzzi’s son was Zerahiah.
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Zerahiah’s son was Meraioth. Meraioth’s son was Amariah. Amariah’s son was Ahitub.
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Ahitub’s son was Zadok. Zadok’s son was Ahimaaz.

Territories for the Levites

(Numbers 35:1–8; Joshua 21:1–45)
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These are the locations where Aaron’s descendents were assigned to live, that is, for the descendants of Aaron who were from the clans of the Kohathites, the first lot was theirs.
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To them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah and its pasturelands,
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but the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
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To the descendants of Aaron they gave: Hebron, a city of refuge, and Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,
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Hilen with its pasturelands, and Debir with its pasturelands.
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They gave the descendants of Aaron: Ashan with its pasturelands and Beth Shemesh with its pasturelands;
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and from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their cities numbered thirteen.
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To the rest of Kohath’s descendants they gave by lot ten cities from the half tribe of Manasseh.
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To Gershom’s descendants in their various clans were given thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
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To Merari’s descendants they gave twelve cities, according to their clans, from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
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So the people of Israel gave these cities with their pasturelands to the Levites.
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They assigned by lot the towns mentioned earlier from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
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To some of the Kohathite clans they gave cities from the tribe of Ephraim.
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They gave them: Shechem, a city of refuge, with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands,
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Jokmeam with its pasturelands, Beth Horon with its pasturelands,
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Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasturelands.
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The half tribe of Manasseh gave the Kohathites: Aner with its pasturelands and Bileam with its pasturelands. These became the possessions of the rest of the Kohathite clans.
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To Gershom’s descendants out of the clans of the half tribe of Manasseh, they gave: Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands.
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The tribe of Issachar gave to Gershom’s descendants: Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,
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Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its pasturelands.
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Issachar received from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,
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Hukok with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands.
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They received from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands.
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To the rest of the Levites, Merari’s descendants, were given from the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono with its pasturelands and Tabor with its pasturelands.
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To them were also given, on the other side of the Jordan at Jericho, on the river’s east side: Bezer in the desert with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands,
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Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands. These were given from the tribe of Reuben.
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The Levites received from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturlands,
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Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands.
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The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua,
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Abishua became the father of Bukki. Bukki became the father of Uzzi.
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Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth.
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Meraioth became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
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Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz.
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Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah. Azariah became the father of Johanan.
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Johanan became the father of Azariah, who executed the priest’s office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.
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Azariah became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
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Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Shallum.
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Shallum became the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah became the father of Azariah.
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Azariah became the father of Seraiah. Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak.
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Jehozadak went into captivity when the LORD carried Judah and Jerusalem away by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
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The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
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These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
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The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.
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Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
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Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son.
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The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
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Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
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Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
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The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.
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As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
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Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.
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The sons of Samuel: the firstborn, Joel, and the second, Abijah.
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The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
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Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

The Temple Musicians

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These are they whom David set over the service of song in the LORD’s house after the ark came to rest there.
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They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting until Solomon had built the LORD’s house in Jerusalem. They performed the duties of their office according to their order.
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These are those who served, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
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the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
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the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
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the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
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the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
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the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
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His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
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the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,
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the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
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the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
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the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
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On the left hand their brothers the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
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the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
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the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
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the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

The Descendants of Aaron

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Their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of God’s house.
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But Aaron and his sons offered on the altar of burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
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These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
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Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
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Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
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Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.

Territories for the Levites

(Numbers 35:1–8; Joshua 21:1–45)
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Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),
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to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and its pasture lands around it;
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but the fields of the city and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
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To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron, Libnah also with its pasture lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,
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Hilen with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
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Ashan with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands;
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and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its pasture lands, Allemeth with its pasture lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
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To the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.
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To the sons of Gershom, according to their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
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To the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
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The children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their pasture lands.
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They gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.
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Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.
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They gave to them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its pasture lands and Gezer with its pasture lands,
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Jokmeam with its pasture lands, Beth Horon with its pasture lands,
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Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands;
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and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its pasture lands, and Bileam with its pasture lands, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.
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To the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, and Ashtaroth with its pasture lands;
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and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,
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Ramoth with its pasture lands, and Anem with its pasture lands;
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and out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,
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Hukok with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands;
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and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, Hammon with its pasture lands, and Kiriathaim with its pasture lands.
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To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its pasture lands, and Tabor with its pasture lands;
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and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands,
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Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands;
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and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
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Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands.
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