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The delay in appointing to the Levites their cities arose from the nature of the arrangement which had to be made for the Levitical cities.' [8] This 'arrangement' was the fulfilment of Jacob's prophecy in Genesis 49:5-7 - I will scatter them (Simeon and Levi) in Israel - which was a punishment for Simeon and Levi's massacre of the men of ...
In the Book of Numbers, the laws concerning the cities of refuge state that, once he had claimed asylum, a perpetrator had to be taken from the city and put on trial; [5] if the trial found that the perpetrator was innocent of murder, then the perpetrator had to be returned under guard (for their own protection) to the city in which they had claimed asylum. [6]
Yokneam appears in the list of 119 conquered cities by Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III after the victory in the battle of Megiddo (1468 BC). Yokneam or Jokneam is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a city of Levites within the territory of the Israelite tribe of Zebulun (Joshua 12:1, 12:22, 19:10-11, 21:34). It is located near Megiddo (Armageddon).
Kartah was a Levitical city in the territory of the tribe of Zebulun assigned, according to the Hebrew Bible, to the Levites of the family of Merari (Joshua 21:34). It is identical with Kattath ( Joshua 19:15 ), and perhaps also with Kitron ( Judges 1:30 ).
[2] [3] Although the Levites were not counted in the census among the children of Israel, they were numbered separately as a special army. [4] Illustration of the allotment of land to the Levites (Numbers 35:4–5) Map of the territory of Benjamin. Note the area around the cities allotted to the Levites, per Numbers 35:4–5
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This category is for the Levitical cities of the Hebrew Bible. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. 0–9.
City of Gadiomnah (/ ˌ ɡ æ d i ˈ ɒ m n ə /), [6] City destroyed at the crucifixion; Gallim (/ ˈ ɡ æ l ɪ m /), [7] Probably in Benjamin, to the north of Jerusalem. Geba, Levitical city of Benjamin; Gebim (/ ˈ ɡ iː b ɪ m /), [8] Small place north of Jerusalem; City of Gid, City invaded by Lamanites and used as a prison camp to ...