Numbers 35:1-8

The Levites' Cities and Pasturelands

Numbers 35:1-8

The Levites' Cities and Pasturelands

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And the Lord spoke these things also to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, over against Jericho:
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Command the children of Israel that they give to the Levites out of their possessions,
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Cities to dwell in, and their suburbs round about: that they may abide in the towns, and the suburbs may be for them cattle and beasts:
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Which suburbs shall reach from the walls of the cities outward, a thousand paces on every side:
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Toward the east shall be two thousand cubits: and toward the south in like manner shall be two thousand cubits: toward the sea also, which looketh to the west, shall be the same extent: and the north side shall be bounded with the like limits. And the cities shall be in the midst, and the suburbs without.
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And among the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, six shall be separated for refuge to fugitives, that he who hath shed blood may flee to them: and besides these there shall be other forty-two cities,
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That is, in all forty-eight with their suburbs.
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And of these cities which shall be given out of the possessions of the children of Israel, from them that have more, more shall be taken: and from them that have less, fewer. Each shall give towns to the Levites according to the extent of their inheritance.
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See also

Where else Scripture says this.

  • Numbers 26:54

    To the greater number thou shalt give a greater portion, and to the fewer a less: to every one, as they have now been reckoned up, shall a possession be delivered:
    from verse 8

  • Numbers 33:54

    And you shall divide it among you by lot. To the more you shall give a larger part, and to the fewer a lesser. To every one as the lot shall fall, so shall the inheritance be given. The possession shall be divided by the tribes and the families.
    from verse 8

  • Joshua 14:3

    For to two tribes and a half Moses had given possession beyond the Jordan: besides the Levites, who received no land among their brethren:
    from verse 2

  • Joshua 14:4

    But in their place succeeded the children of Joseph divided into two tribes, of Manasses and Ephraim: neither did the Levites receive other portion of land, but cities to dwell in, and their suburbs to feed their beasts and flocks.
    from verse 2

  • Joshua 21:3

    And the children of Israel gave out of their possessions according to the commandment of the Lord, cities and their suburbs.
    from verse 6

  • Joshua 21:13

    He gave therefore to the children of Aaron the priest, Hebron a city of refuge, and the suburbs thereof, and Lebna with the suburbs thereof,
    from verse 6

  • Numbers 22:1

    And they went forward and encamped in the plains of Moab, over against where Jericho is situate beyond the Jordan.
    from verse 1

  • Ezekiel 48:8

    And by the border of Juda, from the east side even to the side of the sea, shall be the firstfruits which you shall set apart, five and twenty thousand in breadth, and length, as every one of the portions from the east side to the side of the sea: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst thereof.
    from verse 2

  • Joshua 21:42

    And he gave them peace from all nations round about: and none of their enemies durst stand against them, but were brought under their dominion.
    from verse 2

  • Joshua 21:21

    Of the tribe of Ephraim, Sichem one of the cities of refuge, with the suburbs thereof in mount Ephraim, and Gazer,
    from verse 6

  • Joshua 21:27

    To the children of Gerson also of the race of Levi out of the half tribe of Manasses, Gaulon in Basan, one of the cities of refuge, and Bosra, with their suburbs, two cities.
    from verse 6

  • Joshua 21:32

    Of the tribe also of Nephtali, Cedes in Galilee, one of the cities of refuge: and Hammoth Dor, and Carthan, with their suburbs, three cities.
    from verse 6
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