1 Chronicles 6:64

Translations

Modern

So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.

Traditional

And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.

Literal

And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their pasturelands.

Latin

Dederunt quoque filii Israël Levitis civitates, et suburbana earum:

Original

Hebrew

English

So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.

Notes

1 Chronicles 6:54–81

The list of Levitical cities comes from Joshua 21. It follows a geographical order, with families grouped by specific areas. This list shows Israel's unity and completeness. It presents the Levites as settled in the land just like the other tribes.

1 Chronicles 6:1–81

This section highlights the importance of the priestly tribe of Levi due to its central position in the genealogical lists.

Theme notes and profiles

Ancestors of Jesus

Related verses

Joshua 21:41–42
For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.
Joshua 21:3
So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:
Numbers 35:1–8
Again the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho:

Parallels

Numbers 35:1–8 Joshua 21:1–45

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Levi: Son of Jacob; progenitor of the Levites

Glossary

Asher (Tribe) Chronicles, Books of First and Second Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Genealogy Kohath, Kohathites Levitical Cities Merari, Merarite

Topics

Levites: Profits From:

1 Chronicles 6:64

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