Joshua Chapter 21 on the Allocation of the Lands for the Levites and the Priests (Kohanim)

Clearly Obedience, Trust And Confidence In Hashem Is Key To Prosperity, Peace And Inheritance”

Hashem, God fulfilled His Promises To The Children Of Israel.

Yes they have sinned during the early course of their conquest. But the one who sinned suffered the consequence. Hence, they have been forgiven and led to capture the Promised Land.

“The Cities of the Levites and Kohanim”
“The Divisions of Territories Concluded”
“G-d’s Promises Fulfilled”

The heads of the ancestral [families] of the Levites approached Elazar the Kohen, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers’ [household] of the tribes of the Children of Israel.
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So the Children of Israel gave to the Levites from their heritages, according to the word of Hashem, these cities and their open spaces.
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The Children of Israel gave these cities and their open spaces to the Levites, as Hashem had commanded through Moses, by lottery.
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To the sons of Aaron the Kohen they gave the city of refuge for killers, Hebron and its open spaces, Libnah and its open spaces,
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Thus Hashem gave to Israel the entire land that He swore to their forefathers to give; they inherited it and dwelled in it.
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Hashem granted them rest from all around, according to all that He had sworn to their forefathers; no man from among all their enemies stood before them; Hashem delivered all their enemies into their hands.
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Nothing of all the good things of which Hashem had spoken to the House of Israel was lacking; everything came to pass.
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1 And the heads of the fathers’ [houses] of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers’ [houses] of the tribes of the children of Israel;
2 And they spoke to them in Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “The Lord commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and the open land around them for our cattle.”
3 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites from their inheritance, according to the commandment of the Lord, these cities and the open land around them.
4 And the lot went out for the families of the Kohathites; and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot, from the tribe of Judah, and from the tribe of Simeon, and from the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
5 And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot ten cities from the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and from the tribe of Dan, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh.
6 And the children of Gershon had by lot from the families of the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
7 For the children of Merari according to their families, there were twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.
8 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites by lot these cities with the open land around them, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
9 And they gave from the tribe of the children of Judah, and from the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities that will be mentioned by name.
10 And it was for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi, for theirs was the first lot.
11 And they gave them the city of Arba father of the ‘Anok (giants) which is Hebron in the hill- country of Judah, and the open land around it.
12 And the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh in his possession.
13 And to the children of Aaron the priest they gave the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron and the open land around it, and Libnah and the open land around it,
14 And Jattir with the open land around it, and Eshtemoa with the open land around it,
15 And Holon with the open land around it, and Debir with the open land around it,
16 And ‘Ain with the open land around it, and Juttah with the open land around it, and Beth-shemesh with the open land around it, nine cities from these two tribes.
17 And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and the open land around it, Geba with the open land around it,
18 ‘Anathoth with the open land around it, and ‘Almon with the open land around it, four cities.
19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities and the open land around them.
20 And to the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, who remained of the children of Kohath, the cities of their lot were from the tribe of Ephraim.
21 And they gave them the city of refuge for the slayer, Shechem with the open land around it in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer with the open land around it,
22 And Kibzaim with the open land around it, and Beth-horon with the open land around it, four cities.
23 And from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and the open land around it, Gibbethon with the open land around it,
24 Ajalon and the open land around, Gath-rimmon with the open land around it, four cities.
25 And from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and the open land around it, and Gath-rimmon and the open land around it, two cities.
26 All the cities and the open land around them for the families of Kohath that remained, were ten.
27 And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, (was given) from the half-tribe of Manasseh, the city of refuge for the slayer, Golan in Bashan and the open land around it, and Beeshterah with the open land around it, two cities.
28 And from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and the open land around it, and Dobrath and the open land around it.
29 Jarmuth and the open land around it, ‘Ein-gannim and the open land around it, four cities.
30 And from the tribe of Asher, Mishal and the open land around it, ‘Abdon and the open land around it.
31 Helkath and the open land around it, and Rehob with the open land around it, four cities.
32 And from the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge of the slayer, Kedesh in Galilee and the open land around it, and Hamoth-dor with the open land around it, and Kartan with the open land around it, three cities.
33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with the open land around them.
34 And to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, (was given) from the tribe of Zebulun Jokneam and the open land around it, Kartah with the open land around it,
35 Dimnah with the open land around it, Nahalal and the open land around it; four cities.
36 And from the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge for the slayer, Ramoth in Gilead with the open land around it, and Mahanaim with the open land around it.
37 Heshbon with the open land around it, Jazer with the open land around it; four cities in all.
38 All these cities were for the children of Merari according to their families, those who remained of the families of the Levites, and their lot was twelve cities.
39 All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel, were forty-eight cities with the open land around them.
40 These cities shall be (to the Levites) each city and its open land around; thus shall it be for all these cities.
41 And the Lord gave to Israel the entire land that He swore to give to their fathers, and they inherited it and dwelled in it.
42 And the Lord gave them rest from about, according to all that He swore to their fathers; and no man of all their enemies stood before them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand.
43 Not a thing was lacking from all the good things that the Lord spoke to the house of Israel; all came to pass.