Joshua 21:10

to the families of the Kothaites, descendants of Aaron, of the tribe of Levi, since the first lot fell to them:

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Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.

In Context

9They gave from the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Simeon the following towns, specifically named,

11Kiriath-arba (or Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, together with the pastures around it. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)

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Cross References

Exodus 6:18The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived for 133 years.

Numbers 3:2The names of the sons of Aaron were: Nadab (firstborn), Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Numbers 3:27The families of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel came from Kohath. These were the families of Kohath.

Joshua 21:4The lot was cast for the families of the Kothaites. These Levites, descendants of Aaron, were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 21:10-43

9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name, 10 Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot. 11 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it. 12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to… Read the whole commentary →

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