To the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
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To the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
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Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
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(6-48) Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
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Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 6:63 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Joshua 21:7 The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.
- Joshua 21:34-40 To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands, Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands: four cities. Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands, Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands: four cities. Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Mahanaim with its pasture lands, Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands: four cities in all. All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.
- Genesis 46:11 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Numbers 3:20 The sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses.
- 1 Chronicles 6:77-81 To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its pasture lands, Tabor with its pasture lands; and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its pasture lands, and Jahzah with its pasture lands, Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands; and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands, Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 63. twelve cities] The total number of Levitic cities…
63. twelve cities] The total number of Levitic cities (1Ch_6:60 thirteen, 1Ch_6:61 ten, 1Ch_6:62 thirteen, 1Ch_6:63 twelve) was forty-eight (so Jos_21:41), of which the Kohathites, as the largest division (cp. 1Ch_15:5, note), received twenty-three or nearly half.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (63) This verse is word for word the same…
(63) This verse is word for word the same as Jos_21:7, omitting the one term “by lot.”
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The distribution of cities to the third branch of…
The distribution of cities to the third branch of Levi"s family, that of Merari, now follows. They are selected, four from each of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, Zebulun. (Jos_21:7, Jos_21:34-40)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 See how you translated this man's name in 1…
Merari
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their pasturelands
the land with grass for animals to eat. See how you translated this in 1 Chronicles 5:16.
the towns mentioned earlier
The towns mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6:55 and 1 Chronicles 6:60.
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Zebulun
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