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.
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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.
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The children of Merari by their families had 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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The children of Merari according to their families had 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 Joshua 21:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 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.
- Exodus 6:19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
- 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 6:63 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.
- 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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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain The children of Merari by their families,.... The descendants…
The children of Merari by their families,.... The descendants of Merari, the third son of Levi:
had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad; which were both on the other side Jordan:
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and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities; in all forty eight, as the Lord commanded, Num 35:7.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 7. Merari — The third division of the Levites.…
7. Merari — The third division of the Levites. The three families take their names from the sons of Levi. See the genealogy at Exo_6:16-19, also Num_3:17-39, and 1 Chronicles 6.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 7. The children of Merari] The descendants of the…
7. The children of Merari] The descendants of the third son of Levi, had been stationed during the encampment to the north of the Tabernacle, being placed together with the Gershonites “under the hand” of Ithamar “the son of Aaron.” They had been entrusted with the heavier portions of the Tabernacle furniture, such as the boards, pillars, and bars, and therefore had been permitted together with the Gershonites to use the oxen and waggons contributed by the congregation, while the Kohathites were only supposed to remove the sacred vessels on their shoulders (Num_7:1-9).
had out of the tribe of Reuben] They received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 21:7 The clan of Merari did not stay together…
21:7 The clan of Merari did not stay together as other Levitical clans did.
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