Joshua 21:34

To the rest of the Levites—the clans of Merari—were given out of the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam with its pasturelands, Kartah with its pasturelands,

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And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,

In Context

33There were thirteen cities in all, out of the clans of Gershon, including their pasturelands.

35Dimnah with its pasturelands, and Nahalal with its pasturelands—four cities in all.

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Cross References

Joshua 19:11Their border went up westward toward Maralah and touched Dabbesheth; then it extended to the brook that was opposite Jokneam.

Joshua 21:7The people who were descendants of Merari, clan by clan, received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

1 Chronicles 6:77The rest of Merari's descendants received from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah, + 6:77 The names Jokneam and Kartah are not found in the MT but are in the LXX. Compare the list in Josh. 21:34. and Rimmono with its pasturelands and Tabor with its pasturelands;

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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