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The Levites could not be scattered amongst the cities of the other tribes until the other tribes had all been appointed to their territories after the entry into the Promised Land (Joshua 18–19). Matthew Henry commented that Jacob's condemnation of Levi became a blessing for Israel: 'The sentence as it respects Levi was turned into a blessing.
According to the record in the Hebrew Bible, Gibbeton was occupied by the Tribe of Dan after the entry of the Israelites into the Promised Land and was then given to the Tribe of Levi. According to the Book of Joshua, it was given as a Levitical city to the Kohathites. [1] However, in 1 Kings 15:27 it was recorded as being a city of the ...
It is the location of Ashtaroth Karnaim and Edrei (modern-day Daraa), as well as the city of Golan, which gave its name to the modern Golan Heights. [3] The name Bashan fell out of use in classical antiquity , in which the region was divided into four districts: Batanaea , Gaulanitis, Trachonitis and Auranitis .
[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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Levites also provide assistance to the Kohanim, particularly washing their hands, before the Kohanim recite the Priestly Blessing. [8] [9] Since Levites (and Kohanim) are traditionally pledged to Divine service, there is no Pidyon HaBen (redemption of the firstborn) ceremony for: the son of a Kohen's or a Levite's daughter; the son of a Kohen ...
Albert Barnes stated that the additional three cities allowed for "the anticipated enlargement of the borders of Israel to the utmost limits promised by God, from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates" (Genesis 15:18) [12] and the King James Version refers in Deuteronomy 19:8 to the enlargement of the coast of the Promised Land.
The Book of Joshua lists almost 400 ancient Levantine city names (including alternative names and derivatives in the form of words describing citizens of a town) which refer to over 300 distinct locations in Israel, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.