1 Chronicles 6:57
Then, to the sons of Aaron, they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, and Libnah with its suburbs,
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56but they gave the fields of the city, and the villages, to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.
58also Jattir and Eshtemoa with their suburbs, then also Hilen and Debir with their suburbs,
Cross References
Joshua 10:29Then he went on, with all of Israel, from Makkedah to Libnah, and he fought against it.
Joshua 15:48And on the mountain, Shamir and Jattir and Socoh,
Joshua 21:13Therefore, he gave to the sons of Aaron the priest, Hebron as a city of refuge, as well as its suburbs, and Libnah, with its suburbs,
1 Chronicles 4:17And the sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and he conceived Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 6:55-81
The Cities of the Levites. ( b. c. 1444.) 54 Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot. 55 And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it. 56 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs,… Read the whole commentary →