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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 ...
This category is for the Levitical cities of the Hebrew Bible. Subcategories. ... Levitical city; 0–9. 13 Kohanic cities; A. Ain (Bible) Anathoth; Anem (ancient city)
Ramoth-Gilead (Hebrew: רָמֹת גִּלְעָד, romanized: Rāmōṯ Gilʿāḏ, meaning "Heights of Gilead"), was a Levitical city and city of refuge east of the Jordan River in the Hebrew Bible, also called "Ramoth in Gilead" (Deuteronomy 4:43; Joshua 20:8; Joshua 21:38) or "Ramoth Galaad" in the Douay–Rheims Bible.
Articles relating to the Cities of Refuge, six Levitical towns in the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah in which the perpetrators of accidental manslaughter could claim the right of asylum. The Bible names the six cities as being cities of refuge: Golan , Ramoth , and Bosor , on the east (left bank) of the Jordan River , and Kedesh ...
Joshua 20 is the twentieth chapter of the Book of Joshua in the Hebrew Bible or in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] According to Jewish tradition the book was attributed to Joshua, with additions by the high priests Eleazar and Phinehas, [2] [3] but modern scholars view it as part of the Deuteronomistic History, which spans the books of Deuteronomy to 2 Kings, attributed to ...
Ephraim (southern border city closest to the Mediterranean Sea; a levitical city; not far from Lachish) Tell el-Jezer (near Karmei Yosef ) 31°51′34″N 34°55′12″E / 31.85944°N 34.92000°E / 31.85944; 34
The Levites who were not Kohanim played music in the Temple or served as guards. When Joshua led the Israelites into the land of Canaan , the Levites were the only Israelite tribe that received cities but were not allowed land tenure ; Joshua 13 :33, "But no portion was assigned by Moses to the tribe of Levi; YHWH God of Israel is their portion ...
Mephaath was a levitical city of the Merarites lying in the district of the Mishor in the territory of the tribe of Reuben according to Joshua 21:37, [220] and was mentioned in condemnation by the prophet Jeremiah in Jeremiah 48:21.