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The First Book of the Chronicles

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- Chapter 6 -

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Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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Amram’s children were Miriam and her younger brothers Aaron and Moses. Aaron’s sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua.
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Abishua was the father of Bukki. Bukki was the father of Uzzi.
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Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.
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Meraioth was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
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Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.
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Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah. Azariah was the father of Johanan.
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Johanan was the father of Azariah. Azariah was a priest in the temple that Solomon commanded to be built in Jerusalem.
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Azariah was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
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Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Shallum.
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Shallum was the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.
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Azariah was the father of Seraiah. Seraiah was the father of Jozadak.
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Jozadak was forced to leave his home when Yahweh sent King Nebuchadnezzar’s army to capture many people in Jerusalem and other places in Judah and compel them to go to Babylonia.
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Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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Gershon’s sons were Libni and Shimei.
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Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi. Here is a list of the descendants of Levi, who became leaders of their clans.
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Gershon’s oldest son was Libni. Libni’s son was Jahath. Jehath’s son was Zimmah.
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Zimmah’s son was Joah. Joah’s son was Iddo. Iddo’s son was Zerah. Zerah’s son was Jeatherai.
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Kohath’s other son was Amminadab. Amminadab’s son was Korah. Korah’s son was Assir.
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Assir’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph’s son was Assir.
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Assir’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Uriel. Uriel’s son was Uzziah. Uzziah’s son was Shaul.
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Elkanah’s sons were Amasai, Ahimoth,
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and a son also named Elkana. Elkanah’s son was Zophai. Zophai’s son was Nahath.
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Nahath’s son was Eliab. Eliab’s son was Jeroham. Jeroham’s son was Elkanah.
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Samuel’s oldest son was Joel; his other son was Abijah.
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Merari’s oldest son was Mahli. Mahli’s son was Libni. Libni’s son was Shimei. Shimei’s son was Uzzah.
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Uzzah’s son was Shimea. Shimea’s son was Haggiah. Haggiah’s son was Asaiah.

The Temple Musicians

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After the sacred chest was brought to Jerusalem, King David appointed some of the men who were descendants of Levi to be in charge of the music in the place where the people worshiped Yahweh.
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Those musicians first sang and played their instruments in the sacred tent, which was also called the tent of meeting, and they continued to do that until Solomon’s workers built the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem. In all their work, they obeyed the instructions that David had given them.
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Here is a list of the musicians and their sons: From Kohath’s descendants there was Heman, the leader of the singers. Heman was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Samuel.
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Samuel was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Jeroham. Jeroham was the son of Eliel. Eliel was the son of Toah.
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Toah was the son of Zuph. Zuph was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Mahath. Mahath was the son of Amasai.
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Amasai was the son of another man whose name was Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Azariah. Azariah was the son of Zephaniah.
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Zephaniah was the son of Tahath. Tahath was the son of Assir. Assir was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah.
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Korah was the son of Izhar. Izhar was the son of Kohath. Kohath was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Jacob.
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Heman’s helper was Asaph. His group stood at the right side of Heman. Asaph was the son of Berekiah. Berekiah was the son of Shimea.
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Shimea was the son of Michael. Michael was the son of Baaseiah. Baaseiah was the son of Malkijah.
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Malkijah was the son of Ethni. Ethni was the son of Zerah. Zerah was the son of Adaiah.
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Adaiah was the son of Ethan. Ethan was the son of Zimmah. Zimmah was the son of Shimei.
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Shimei was the son of Jahath. Jahath was the son of Gershon, and Gershon was the son of Levi.
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A group of singers from Merari’s family helped Heman and Asaph. They stood at the left of Heman. The leader of this group was Ethan son of Kishi. Kishi was the son of Abdi. Abdi was the son of Malluk.
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Malluk was the son of Hashabiah. Hashabiah was the son of Uzziah. Uzziah was the son of Hilkiah.
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Hilkiah was the son of Amzi. Amzi was the son of Bani. Bani was the son of Shemer.
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Shemer was the son of Mahli. Mahli was the son of Mushi. Mushi was the son of Merari, and Merari was the son of Levi.

The Descendants of Aaron

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The other descendants of Levi were appointed to do other work in the sacred tent, the place where the people worshiped God.
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Aaron and his descendants were the ones who placed on the altar the sacrifices that were to be burned completely, and they burned incense on another altar. Those sacrifices were in order that Yahweh would no longer be angry with the people of Israel for having sinned. Those men also did other work in the very holy place in the sacred tent, obeying the instructions that Moses, who served God well, had given to them.
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These were the descendants of Aaron: Aaron’s son was Eleazar. Eleazar’s son was Phinehas. Phinehas’s son was Abishua.
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Abishua’s son was Bukki. Bukki’s son was Uzzi. Uzzi’s son was Zerahiah.
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Zerahiah’s son was Meraioth. Meraioth’s son was Amariah. Amariah’s son was Ahitub.
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Ahitub’s son was Zadok, and Zadok’s son was Ahimaaz.

Territories for the Levites

(Numbers 35:1–8; Joshua 21:1–45)
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Here is a list of the places where Aaron’s descendants lived. Those who were descendants of Kohath were the first group to be allotted cities to live in.
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They were allotted the city of Hebron in Judah and the pastureland around the city,
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but the fields farther from the city and the villages near the city were given to Caleb’s son of Jephunneh.
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The descendants of Aaron who were descendants of Kohath were allotted Hebron, one of the cities to which people could flee and be protected if they accidentally killed someone. They also were allotted the towns and pastureland near Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
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Hilen, Debir,
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Ashan, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh.
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They were also allotted the cities of Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth from the tribe of Benjamin. Altogether, these clans descended from Kohath were allotted thirteen cities.
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The other clans descended from Kohath were allotted ten cities from the clans of the tribe of Manasseh that lived west of the Jordan River.
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The descendants of Gershon were allotted thirteen cities and towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lived in the region of Bashan on the east side of the Jordan River.
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The descendants of Merari were allotted twelve cities and towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
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The leaders of Israel allotted those towns and the nearby pasturelands to the descendants of Levi.
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They also allotted to them the cities and towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin that were listed previously.
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Some of the descendants of Kohath were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim.
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They were allotted Shechem, which was one of the cities to which people could flee and be protected if they accidentally killed someone, along with the nearby pastureland in the hills of Ephraim. They were also allotted these towns and pastureland near them: Gezer,
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Jokmeam, Beth Horon,
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Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon.
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The other descendants of Kohath were allotted the cities of Aner and Bileam and the nearby pastureland from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lives west of the Jordan River.
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The descendants of Gershon, who were part of the tribe of Manasseh, lived east of the Jordan River. They were allotted the cities and towns and pastureland near them: Golan in the regions of Bashan and Ashtaroth.
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From the tribe of Issachar they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Kedesh, Daberath,
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Ramoth, and Anem.
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From the tribe of Asher they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Mashal, Abdon,
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Hukok, and Rehob.
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From the tribe of Naphtali they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Kedesh in the region of Galilee, and the cities of Hammon and Kiriathaim.
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The other descendants of Levi, those descended from Merari, were allotted towns and pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun near Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmono, and Tabor.
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From the tribe of Reuben they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah, Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
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The tribe of Reuben lived east of the Jordan River, across from Jericho.
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From the tribe of Gad, they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Ramoth in the region of Gilead, Mahanaim,
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Heshbon, and Jazer.
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The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua,
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Abishua became the father of Bukki. Bukki became the father of Uzzi.
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Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth.
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Meraioth became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
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Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz.
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Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah. Azariah became the father of Johanan.
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Johanan became the father of Azariah, who executed the priest’s office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.
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Azariah became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
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Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Shallum.
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Shallum became the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah became the father of Azariah.
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Azariah became the father of Seraiah. Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak.
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Jehozadak went into captivity when the LORD carried Judah and Jerusalem away by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
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The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
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These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
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The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.
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Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
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Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son.
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The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
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Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
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Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
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The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.
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As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
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Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.
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The sons of Samuel: the firstborn, Joel, and the second, Abijah.
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The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
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Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

The Temple Musicians

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These are they whom David set over the service of song in the LORD’s house after the ark came to rest there.
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They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting until Solomon had built the LORD’s house in Jerusalem. They performed the duties of their office according to their order.
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These are those who served, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
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the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
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the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
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the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
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the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
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the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
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His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
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the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,
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the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
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the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
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the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
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On the left hand their brothers the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
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the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
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the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
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the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

The Descendants of Aaron

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Their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of God’s house.
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But Aaron and his sons offered on the altar of burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
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These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
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Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
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Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
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Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.

Territories for the Levites

(Numbers 35:1–8; Joshua 21:1–45)
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Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),
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to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and its pasture lands around it;
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but the fields of the city and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
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To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron, Libnah also with its pasture lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,
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Hilen with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
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Ashan with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands;
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and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its pasture lands, Allemeth with its pasture lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
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To the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.
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To the sons of Gershom, according to their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen 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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The children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their pasture lands.
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They gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.
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Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.
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They gave to them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its pasture lands and Gezer with its pasture lands,
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Jokmeam with its pasture lands, Beth Horon with its pasture lands,
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Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands;
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and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its pasture lands, and Bileam with its pasture lands, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.
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To the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, and Ashtaroth with its pasture lands;
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and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,
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Ramoth with its pasture lands, and Anem with its pasture lands;
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and out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,
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Hukok with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands;
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and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, Hammon with its pasture lands, and Kiriathaim with its pasture lands.
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To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its pasture lands, and Tabor with its pasture lands;
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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, Jahzah with its pasture lands,
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Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands;
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and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
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Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands.