Joshua 14:4 Cross References

Joshua 14:4

4: The tribe of Joseph had become two separate tribes--Manasseh and Ephraim. And the Levites were given no land at all, only towns to live in and the surrounding pasturelands for their flocks and herds.

Genesis 48:5

  1. Now I am adopting as my own sons these two boys of yours, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born here in the land of Egypt before I arrived. They will inherit from me just as Reuben and Simeon will.

1 Chronicles 5:1

  1. The oldest son of Israel was Reuben. But since he dishonored his father by sleeping with one of his father's concubines, his birthright was given to the sons of his brother Joseph. For this reason, Reuben is not listed in the genealogy as the firstborn son.
  2. It was the descendants of Judah that became the most powerful tribe and provided a ruler for the nation, but the birthright belonged to Joseph.

Numbers 35:2

  1. "Instruct the people of Israel to give to the Levites from their property certain towns to live in, along with the surrounding pasturelands.
  2. These towns will be their homes, and the surrounding lands will provide pasture for their cattle, flocks, and other livestock.
  3. The pastureland assigned to the Levites around these towns will extend 1,500 feet from the town walls in every direction.
  4. Measure off 3,000 feet outside the town walls in every direction--east, south, west, north--with the town at the center. This area will serve as the larger pastureland for the towns.
  5. "You must give the Levites six cities of refuge, where a person who has accidentally killed someone can flee for safety. In addition, give them forty-two other towns.

Joshua 21:2

  1. They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, "The LORD instructed Moses to give us towns to live in and pasturelands for our cattle."
  2. So by the command of the LORD the Levites were given as their inheritance the following towns with their pasturelands.
  3. The descendants of Aaron, who were members of the Kohathite clan within the tribe of Levi, were given thirteen towns that were originally assigned to the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
  4. The other families of the Kohathite clan were allotted ten towns from the territories of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
  5. The clan of Gershon received thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

1 Chronicles 6:54

  1. This is a record of the towns and territory assigned by means of sacred lots to the descendants of Aaron who were from the clan of Kohath.
  2. This included Hebron and its surrounding pasturelands in Judah,
  3. but the fields and outlying areas were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
  4. So the descendants of Aaron were given the following towns, each with its surrounding pasturelands: Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
  5. Holon, Debir,
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