Joshua 21 (KJV)
Although an end came to the division of the country, the Levites sought cities from Israel to dwell in because they were not given any land. Their inheritance was the Lord God of Israel (13:33). "And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord..." (v. 3). The Levites were given forty-eight cities and their suburbs.
The tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin contributed thirteen cities. Ephraim, Dan and half of the tribe of Manasseh contributed ten cities. Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and the other half of Manasseh in Bashan contributed thirteen cities. Reuben, Gad and Zebulun contributed twelve cities.
"And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. And the Lord gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand. There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass" (vs. 43-45).
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