Day 86 of My 5th Bible Study Journey - 27 March 2025 reflections
Day 86, 27 March 2025
1) Joshua 19, Joshua 20, Joshua 21 , 1 Chron 6:54-81
JOSHUA 19
Allotment for Simeon
1 Ch 4:28-33
1 (Jos 19:9) The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of Simeon
according to their clans. Their inheritance was within the inheritance
of the tribe of Judah.
2 (1Ch 4:28-30) Their inheritance was Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,
3 Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem,
4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,
5 Ziklag, Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susah,
6 Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen: thirteen cities and their villages;
7 (Jos 15:42) Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan: four cities
and their villages;
8 and all the villages that were around
these cities as far as Baalath Beer, Ramah of the Negev.
This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon according to their clans.
9 Simeon received a portion of the inheritance of Judah,
for the inheritance of Judah was too large for them,
so Simeon inherited land in the midst of the inheritance of Judah.
[1] And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the
children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was
within the inheritance of the children of Judah.
[2] And they had in their inheritance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,
[3] And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem,
[4] And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
[5] And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah,
[6] And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:
[7] Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:
[8] And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer,
Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of
Simeon according to their families.
[9] Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the
children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for
them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the
inheritance of them.
Allotment for Zebulun
10 The third lot came up for Zebulun according to their clans.
Their territory extended to Sarid,
11 (Jos 12:22) and their border ascended westward to Maralah,
reaching Dabbesheth and the valley east of Jokneam.
12 From Sarid the border turned east to the border of Kisloth Tabor,
out to Daberath, and up to Japhia.
13 From there it passes east to Gath Hepher and Eth Kazin.
It turns out to Rimmon and turns toward Neah.
14 The boundary turns north to Hannathon
and extends to the Valley of Iphtah El;
15 (Jos 11:1) and Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah,
and Bethlehem: twelve cities and their villages.
16 This was the inheritance of the tribe of Zebulun
according to their clans: these cities and their villages.
[10] And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to
their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:
[11] And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to
Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam;
[12] And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of
Chisloth-tabor, and then goeth out to daberath, and goeth up to Japhia,
[13] And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah-hepher, to
Ittah-kazin, and goeth out to Remmon-methoar to Neah;
[14] And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the
outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthah-el:
[15] And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem:
twelve cities with their villages.
[16] This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their
families, these cities with their villages.
Allotment for Issachar
17 The fourth lot came out for Issachar, for the tribe of Issachar
according to their clans.
18 (1Sa 28:4; 2Ki 4:8) Their territory included Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,
19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,
20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,
21 Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez.
22 (Jdg 4:6) The border touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh,
then extends to the Jordan: sixteen cities and their villages.
23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar according
to their clans: the cities and their villages.
[17] And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar
according to their families.
[18] And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
[19] And Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath,
[20] And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,
[21] And Remeth, and En-gannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez;
[22] And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh; and
the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their
villages.
[23] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar
according to their families, the cities and their villages.
Allotment for Asher
24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher according to their clans.
25 Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Akshaph,
26 (1Ki 18:20; 18:42) Allammelek, Amad, and Mishal. On the west their
border touches Carmel and Shihor Libnath.
27 (1Ki 9:13) Then it turns eastward, goes to Beth Dagon, and touches
Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah El northward to Beth Emek and Neiel;
then it continues in the north to Kabul,
28 (Jdg 1:31; Jos 11:8) Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.
29 (Jdg 1:31; 2Sa 5:11) Then the border turned to Ramah, reaching
the fortified city of Tyre. Then the border turned to Hosah,
and ended at the Mediterranean Sea by the region of Akzib,
30 Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities and their villages.
31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Asher according
to their clans: these cities and their villages.
[24] And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher
according to their families.
[25] And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,
[26] And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward,
and to Shihor-libnath;
[27] And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to
Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the north side of
Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,
[28] And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
[29] And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and
the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from
the coast to Achzib:
[30] Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their
villages.
[31] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according
to their families, these cities with their villages.
Allotment for Naphtali
32 The sixth lot came out for the tribe of Naphtali according to their clans.
33 (Jdg 4:11) Their border runs from Heleph, from the oak of Zaanannim,
to Adami Nekeb and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and extends to the Jordan.
34 (Dt 33:23) The border turns west to Aznoth Tabor, goes out from there
to Hukkok, and touches Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and Judah
at the Jordan on the east.
35 (Jos 11:2; Ge 10:18) Their fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath,
Rakkath, Kinnereth,
36 (Jos 11:1) Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,
37 Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,
38 Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh:
nineteen cities and their villages.
39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Naphtali according
to their clans: the cities and their villages.
[32] The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the
children of Naphtali according to their families.
[33] And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami,
Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:
[34] And then the coast turneth westward to Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out from
thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to
Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising.
[35] And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and
Chinnereth,
[36] And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,
[37] And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor,
[38] And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh;
nineteen cities with their villages.
[39] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali
according to their families, the cities and their villages.
Allotment for Dan
40 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of Dan according to their clans.
41 The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,
42 (Jdg 1:35) Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
43 (Ge 38:12) Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
45 (Jos 21:24) Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,
46 (Jnh 1:3) Me Jarkon, and Rakkon, along with the territory near Joppa.
47 (Jdg 1:34-35) Yet the tribe of Dan lost their territory, so they went up
to wage war against Leshem and captured it. They attacked it
with the edge of the sword, took possession of it, and settled there.
They called Leshem Dan after the name of Dan their father.
48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Dan according to their clans:
these cities and their villages.
[40] And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan
according to their families.
[41] And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and
Ir-shemesh,
[42] And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
[43] And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
[44] And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
[45] And Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon,
[46] And Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.
[47] And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them:
therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it,
and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt
therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.
[48] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according
to their families, these cities with their villages.
The Allotment for Joshua
49 When they had finished allotting the land according to its boundaries,
the children of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua son of Nun.
50 (Jos 24:30; Jdg 2:9) According to the word of the Lord, they gave him
the city for which he asked: Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim.
He built up the city and lived in it.
51 (Jos 14:1; 18:10) These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest,
Joshua son of Nun, and the family leaders of the Israelite tribes assigned
by lot in Shiloh before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
So they completed dividing the land.
[49] When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their
coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun
among them:
[50] According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he
asked, even Timnath-serah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt
therein.
[51] These are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son
of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of
Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the
door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing
the country.
JOSHUA 20
Cities of Refuge
Nu 35:9-34; Dt 4:41-43; 19:1-14
1 Then the Lord said to Joshua,
2 (Nu 35:6; Dt 4:41-43) "Say to the children of Israel,
'Choose refuge cities, as I told you through Moses,
3 so that anyone who kills a person without intent
and unknowingly may flee there. They shall be your refuge
from the avenger of blood.
4 (Jer 38:7; Ru 4:1-2) " 'The refugee can flee to one of these cities
then stand at the entrance of the city gate and tell his case
to the city elders. They will take him into the city
and give him a place to stay, and he will live with them.
5 (Nu 35:12) When the avenger of blood comes after him,
they shall not hand over the manslayer to him,
for he struck down his neighbor unintentionally
with no premeditated malice.
6 (Nu 35:12; 35:24-25) He shall live in that city
until he stands before the congregation for judgment,
until the death of the high priest serving at that time.
Then the manslayer may return to his home
and to his city from which he had fled.'"
7 (Jos 21:11; 21:32; 1Ch 6:76) They selected Kedesh in Galilee in the hill
country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim,
and Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
8 (Jos 21:36; 1Ch 6:78) Across the Jordan east of Jericho, theyselected
Bezer in the wilderness plain from the tribe of Reuben,
Ramoth in Gilead from thetribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan
from the tribe of Manasseh.
9 (Nu 35:15) These were the cities designated for all the children
of Israel and resident foreigners living among them,
to which anyone who killed someone inadvertently could flee
and not die at the hand of the avenger of blood
until he stood before the congregation.
Joshua 20
[1] The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,
[2] Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of
refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:
[3] That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may
flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
[4] And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the
entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of
the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and
give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
[5] And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not
deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour
unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.
[6] And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation
for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those
days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his
own house, unto the city from whence he fled.
[7] And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in
mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
[8] And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in
the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in
Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of
Manasseh.
[9] These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for
the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person
at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of
blood, until he stood before the congregation.
JOSHUA 21
Cities for the Levites
(1Ch 6:54-80)
1 (Jos 14:1; 17:4) The family leaders of the Levites approached Eleazar
the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the family leaders of the Israelite tribes.
2 (Jos 18:1) At Shiloh in the land of Canaan they said to them,
"Through Moses the Lord commanded that we be given cities
in which to live and grazing lands for our livestock."
3 So according to the word of the Lord, out of their inheritance
the children of Israel gave the Levites these cities and their grazing lands.
4 The lot came out for the clans of the Kohathites,
so the Levites who were descendants of Aaron received an allotment
of thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
5 (Jos 21:20-26) The remaining descendants of Kohath received an allotment
of ten cities from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan,
and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
6 (Jos 21:27-33) The descendants of Gershon received an allotment of thirteen
cities from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali,
and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7 (Jos 21:34-40) Descendants of Merari by their clans received an allotment
of twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
8 (Jos 21:3) The children of Israel allotted the Levites these cities
and their grazing lands, as the Lord commanded through Moses.
9 From the tribes of Judah and Simeon they assigned
the following cities with these names.
10 (Jos 21:4) They were assigned to the descendants of Aaron,
to the clans of the Kohathites of the tribe of Levi,
for theirs was the first lot.
11 (1Ch 6:55; Lk 1:39) They assigned them Kiriath Arba
(Arba was the father of Anak), which is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah,
and the grazing lands around it.
12(Now they had assigned the city's fields and its surrounding villages
to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.)
13 (Jos 15:42; 10:29) So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they assigned
Hebron (a refuge city for people who committed manslaughter),
Libnah with its pastures,
14 (Jos 15:48; 15:50) Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 (Jos 15:49; 15:51) Holon, Debir,
16 (Jos 15:10; 15:55) Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, together with the grazing
lands of each: nine cities from these two tribes.
17 (Jos 9:3; 18:24-25) From the tribe of Benjamin they assigned Gibeon, Geba,
18 Anathoth, and Almon, together with the grazing lands of each: four cities.
19 Altogether the descendants of Aaron received thirteen cities
and their grazing lands.
20 (1Ch 6:66) The rest of the Levites from the clans of the descendants
of Kohath received cities allotted from the tribe of Ephraim.
21 (Jos 20:7) They assigned them Shechem (a refuge city for people
who committed manslaughter) in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer,
22 Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities.
23 From the tribe of Dan they assigned Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
24 Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities.
25 From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned Taanach and Gath Rimmon,
together with the grazing lands of each: two cities.
26 Altogether the rest of the clans of the descendants of Kohath
received ten cities and their grazing lands.
27 (1Ch 6:71) From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned
to the descendants of Gershon (one of the Levite clans):
Golan in Bashan (a refuge city for people who committed manslaughter)
and Be Eshterah, together with the grazing lands of each: two cities.
28 From the tribe of Issachar they assigned Kishion, Daberath,
29 Jarmuth, and En Gannim, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities.
30 From the tribe of Asher they assigned Mishal, Abdon,
31 Helkath, and Rehob, together with the grazing lands of each: four cities.
32 (Jos 20:7; 1Ch 6:76) From the tribe of Naphtali they assigned Kedesh
in Galilee (a refuge city for people who committed manslaughter),
Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, together with the grazing lands
of each: three cities.
33 Altogether the Gershonites according to their clans received
thirteen cities and their grazing lands.
34 (1Ch 6:77) From the tribe of Zebulun they assigned to the descendants
of Merari (the remaining Levites): Jokneam, Kartah,
35 Dimnah, and Nahalal, together with the grazing lands of each: four cities.
36 (Jos 20:8; Dt 4:43) From the tribe of Reuben they assigned Bezer, Jahaz,
37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities.
38 (Ge 32:2) From the tribe of Gad they assigned Ramoth in Gilead
(a refuge city for people who committed manslaughter), Mahanaim,
39 Heshbon, and Jazer, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities in all.
40 So twelve cities were allotted for the descendants of Merari
according to their clans (the remaining Levite clans).
41 Altogether the Levites received 48 cities and their grazing lands
within the possessions of the children of Israel.
42 Each of these cities had grazing lands surrounding them.
It was this way with all these cities.
43 (Ge 13:15; 28:4) The Lord gave Israel all the land that He swore
to give to their fathers. They took possession of it and lived in it.
44 (Jos 11:23) The Lord gave them rest all around, according to all
that He swore to their fathers. Not a man among their enemies stood
before them, and the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hands.
45 (Jos 23:14-15; 1Ki 8:56) Not a single word of all the good things
that the Lord had spoken to the children of Israel failed.
They all came to pass.
Joshua 21
[1] Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the
priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of
the tribes of the children of Israel;
[2] And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The
LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the
suburbs thereof for our cattle.
[3] And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their
inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
[4] And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the
children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of
the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of
Benjamin, thirteen cities.
[5] And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of
the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe
of Manasseh, ten cities.
[6] And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe
of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of
Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
[7] 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.
[8] And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities
with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
[9] And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the
tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by
name,
[10] Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites,
who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
[11] And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is
Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about
it.
[12] But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to
Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
[13] Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her
suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
[14] And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
[15] And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
[16] And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh
with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
[17] And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with
her suburbs,
[18] Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
[19] All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen
cities with their suburbs.
[20] And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained
of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the
tribe of Ephraim.
[21] For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a
city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
[22] And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four
cities.
[23] And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with
her suburbs,
[24] Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
[25] And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and
Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
[26] All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the
children of Kohath that remained.
[27] And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out
of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her
suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh-terah with her
suburbs; two cities.
[28] And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with
her suburbs,
[29] Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs; four cities.
[30] And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her
suburbs,
[31] Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
[32] And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs,
to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and
Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
[33] All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were
thirteen cities with their suburbs.
[34] And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the
Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah
with her suburbs,
[35] Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
[36] And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah
with her suburbs,
[37] Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
[38] And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a
city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
[39] Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
[40] So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which
were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve
cities.
[41] All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of
Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
[42] These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus
were all these cities.
[43] And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto
their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
[44] And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware
unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before
them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
[45] There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto
the house of Israel; all came to pass.
1 Chron 6:54-81
54 (Ge 25:16) And these are their dwelling places according to their walled
settlements in their territory, for they were given to them, namely
to the sons of Aaron and to the families of the Kohathites, by lot.
55 (Jos 14:13) They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah,
and its surrounding outlands.
56 (Jos 15:13) But the open fields of the city, and its villages,
they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
57 (Jos 15:48; 21:13-14) To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah
with the cities of refuge: Hebron and Libnah with its outlands,
Jattir and Esh-temoa with their outlands,
58 (Jos 10:3) Hilen with its outlands, Debir with its outlands,
59 (Jos 21:16; 15:42) Ashan with its outlands, and Beth Shemesh
with its outlands.
60 (Jer 1:1) From the tribe of Benjamin, they gave Geba with its outlands,
Alemeth with its outlands, and Anathoth with its outlands.
All their cities throughout their families were thirteen.
61 To the sons of Kohath, those remaining from the family of that tribe,
they gave ten cities by lot from half the tribe of Manasseh.
62 To the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, they gave
from the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe
of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities in all.
63 (Jos 21:7; 21:34-40) To the sons of Merari, throughout their families,
they gave by lot from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad,
and from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities in all.
64 (Jos 21:41-42; 21:3) Thus, the sons of Israel gave cities with their
outlands to the Levites.
65 They gave by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah,
and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon,
and from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin,
these cities, which are called by their names.
66 Then some from the families of the sons of Kohath
received cities for their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.
67 (Jos 21:21) They gave to them with the cities of refuge:
Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim with its outlands,
Gezer with its outlands,
68 Jokmeam with its outlands, Beth Horon with its outlands,
69 (Jos 10:12) Aijalon with its outlands, and Gath Rimmon with its outlands.
70 Also the half-tribe of Manasseh gave Aner with its outlands
and Bileam with its outlands for the remaining family of the sons of Kohath.
71 (Jos 21:27; 9:10) To the sons of Gershom, the family of the half-tribe
of Manasseh gave Golan in Bashan with its outlands and Ashtaroth
with its outlands.
72 From the tribe of Issachar, they received Kedesh
with its outlands, Daberath with its outlands,
73 Ramoth with its outlands, and Anem with its outlands.
74 From the tribe of Asher, they received Mashal with its outlands,
Abdon with its outlands,
75 Hukok with its outlands, and Rehob with its outlands.
76 (Jos 21:32) From the tribe of Naphtali, they received Kedesh in Galilee
with its outlands, Hammon with its outlands, and Kiriathaim with its outlands.
77 (Jos 21:34-35) To the remaining sons of Merari, the tribe of Zebulun gave
Rimmono with its outlands and Tabor with its outlands.
78 (Jos 20:8) Then on the other side of the Jordan opposite Jericho,
to the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer
in the wilderness with its outlands, Jahzah with its outlands,
79 Kedemoth with its outlands, and Mephaath with its outlands.
80 (Ge 32:2; 2Ki 9:1) And from the tribe of Gad, they received Ramoth
in Gilead with its outlands, Mahanaim with its outlands,
81 (Jos 21:39) Heshbon with its outlands, and Jazer with its outlands.
54 Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their
coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for their's
was the lot.
55 And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof
round about it.
56 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb
the son of Jephunneh.
57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron,
the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa,
with their suburbs,
58 and Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,
59 and Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs:
60 and out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth
with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs.
All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
61 And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe,
were cities given out of the half tribe, namely,
out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.
62 And to the sons of Gershom throughout 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.
63 Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families,
out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the
tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities
with their suburbs.
65 And 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 called by their names.
66 And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of
their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.
67 And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount
Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,
68 and Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs,
69 and Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs:
70 and out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs,
and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant
of the sons of Kohath.
71 Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe
of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:
72 and out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs,
Daberath with her suburbs,
73 and Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:
74 and out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs,
and Abdon with her suburbs,
75 and Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:
76 and out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs,
and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
77 Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe
of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:
78 and on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan,
were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with
her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
79 Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:
80 and out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs,
and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
81 and Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.
[The preistly line of Israel]
2) Our Daily Bread for 27 March 2025 titled
The God of All Comfort
2 Corinthians 1:3-11
Paul's Thanksgiving After Affliction
3 (Eph 1:3; 1Pe 1:3; Ro 15:5-6) Blessed be God, the Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies,
and the God of all comfort,
4 (Isa 51:12; 2Co 7:6-7) who comforts us in all our tribulation,
that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble
by the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
5 (Col 1:24; Php 3:10) As the sufferings of Christ abound in us,
so our consolation also abounds through Christ.
6 (2Ti 2:10) If we are afflicted, it is for your consolation
and salvation, which is effective in enduring the same
sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we are comforted,
it is for your consolation and salvation.
7 Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that as you partake
in the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation.
8 (1Co 15:32) For we would not, brothers, have you ignorant
of our troubles which came to us in Asia. We were pressured
beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even
of life.
9 (Lk 18:9) We had the sentence of death in ourselves,
so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God
who raises the dead.
10 (Ro 15:31) He delivered us from so great a death
and does deliver us. In Him we trust that He will
still deliver us,
11 (2Co 4:15; Php 1:19) as you help together by praying
for us, so that thanks may be given by many on our behalf
for the gift bestowed upon us by means of many persons.
[3] Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of
mercies, and the God of all comfort;
[4] Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort
them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are
comforted of God.
[5] For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also
aboundeth by Christ.
[6] And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation,
which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also
suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and
salvation.
[7] And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of
the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
[8] For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came
to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch
that we despaired even of life:
[9] But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust
in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
[10] Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we
trust that he will yet deliver us;
[11] Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed
upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our
behalf.
Five devastating miscarriages led Zoe and Andy to share God's love with other
grieving couples. Reflecting on the stories of loss, hope and healing they
have witnessed, Zoe says, "I don't believe God allows us to go through
painful experiences in order that we can use those experiences
for good. . . . [But God] can turn that pain into something beautiful."
She concludes, "God has turned my pain into purpose."
Zoe echoes the words of the apostle Paul in his letter to the Corinthians,
where he addressed the issue of shared suffering and the comfort we find
in God. When we face troubles, the "God of comfort" will comfort us,
"so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort
we ourselves receive from God" (2 Corinthians 1:4). Just as believers
in Christ share in His sufferings, so also our comfort abounds
through Him (v. 5).
Paul doesn't downplay his and others' troubles, such as the
"great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure" that led them to despair
(v.
. But these crushing experiences also caused them to lean more fully
on God as they set their hope on Him and depended on the prayers of their
fellow believers (vv. 10-11).
Whatever kind of loss or suffering we're going through, we know that
the God of all comfort promises to help us to endure it with patience
and grace. We can set our hope on Him.
By: Amy Boucher Pye
Reflect & Pray
How has God comforted someone as you've shared your experiences with them?
How can you set your hope on God when you face disappointment, loss and pain?
God of all comfort, I look to You when
I feel agony and loss. Reassure me, and help me to pass on Your love
and grace to others.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 5 - Waiting for the Wind
Is 40:31
31 (2Co 4:16; Ps 103:5; Ex 19:4)
but those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary,
and they shall walk and not faint.
31 but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary;
and they shall walk, and not faint.
High above civilisation, alone on his craggy peak, the eagle waits.
He watches, senses, and then, with effortless grace, he spreads
his wings and soars. He does not flap frantically to gain altitude,
he merely turns his wings into the wind and rises.
Is 40:31 promises that we, too, can be like the eagle,
mounting up on wings, soaring effortlessly,
without weariness. But this is not often our experience.
We usually flap around like invalid pigeons, scratching
for mere existence, flying only when our place in the park is disturbed.
We need to learn to wait on the Lord. Like the wind that raises the eagle
to the heights, the wind of the Spirit will lift us up as well - beyond
the weariness of daily life, beyond the struggle for existence, beyond
the plodding pace of normal interaction.
But the eagle does not rise without plunging for the cliff into the wind.
His ability to stay aloft is based on his understand of wind currents;
when the wind is against him, he rises. He waits on the cliff
until the right moment, then allows the contrary breezes to lift him up.
Most of us are grounded by the winds that are against us. We give up
and never take the first flight. We fear the plunge from the cliff into the
buoyant breath of God, and so we stand fixed, afraid to launch out.
But when we do take the risk, when we wait upon the Lord, and then
give ourselves in obedience to a free-fall from the cliffs of his will,
we discover that there is rest in soaring with him. We do not have to
struggle; we have only to fly, and in flying, to find new strength.
Application
a) Why is "waiting upon the Lord" essential
to "Mounting up with wings as the eagle"?
b) How can this verse help me be more willing to take risks in God's will?
4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Deut 28:11
11 (Dt 28:4; 30:9) The Lord will make you overflow in prosperity,
in the offspring of your body, in the offspring of your livestock,
and in the produce of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore
to your fathers to give you.
11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body,
and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land
which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are lonely
1 John 4:16b-18
God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.
17 (1Jn 2:5; 2:28) In this way God's love is perfected in us,
so that we may have boldness on the Day of Judgment, because as He is,
so are we in this world.
18 (Ro 8:15; 2Ti 1:7) There is no fear in love,
but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.
Whoever fears is not perfect in love.
God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness
in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear:
because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an Islamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women who were wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to Islam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
Pray for Iranians in Northern Ireland
Maura has been meeting with her Iranian friend, Soheyla, to study God's Word
and she has been thrilled to witness how the Spirit has been revealing truth
to her. Soheyla said that before she left Iran, she thought she had everything
she needed: a good job; a lovely house; a car and plenty of food.
But now she notes that "God has brought me here and now I realise that none of
these things matter. Now I have none of these things, but I have met Jesus and
He has shown me what really matters is knowing Him and my family."
Maura and Soheyla have been journeying through Matthew and identifying with
the questions of the disciples: 'Who is this man? Even the wind
and waves obey Him.' (Matt 9:27) through to the disciples' 'recognition,
'You really are the Son of God' (Matt 14:33).
When she read this passage Soheyla began to cry, as she exclaimed,
"This is really important. The people of Iran need to know this. Jesus
really is the Son of God!"
Every time these two friends meet, Soheyla will speak out a truth without
realising it. One time she said, "Jesus is like a light, like a candle.
He dispels all the darkness around us and he helps you to see the way
forward one step at a time. We don't need to see too far ahead,
for He is with us." When Maura showed her John 8:12 and Psalm 119:105,
tears flowed down Soheyla's cheeks. It's a beautiful thing to see God's
Spirit at work in women like Soheyla.
How to Pray
Pray for Christians in the West to show hospitality
and love by inviting Muslims into their homes.
Pray that Christians would boldly share the Word of God,
inviting Muslim friends to study the Word with them.
Ask God that new believers like Soheyla would grow strong
in their faith and be welcomed into local churches.
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 27 of the Month
a) Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
(
2 Cor 10:4-5
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds,
5 casting down imaginations and every high thing
that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,
bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
4 (for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5casting down imaginations, and every high thing
that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God,
and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
)
b) Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who
are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and ask Him how you can be used for His glory.
Pray to the Lord and Thank Him for He is order.
Pray to the Lord: "God of all comfort, I look to You when
I feel agony and loss. Reassure me, and help me to pass on Your love
and grace to others."
Pray to the Lord and pray to wait upon the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Blessings of the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Lord as love.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Pray for Christians in the West to show hospitality
and love by inviting Muslims into their homes.
Pray that Christians would boldly share the Word of God,
inviting Muslim friends to study the Word with them.
Ask God that new believers like Soheyla would grow strong
in their faith and be welcomed into local churches.
Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who
are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.
Pray that many new churches will be firmly established in villages throughout
Sri Lanka.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
1) Joshua 19, Joshua 20, Joshua 21 , 1 Chron 6:54-81
JOSHUA 19
Allotment for Simeon
1 Ch 4:28-33
1 (Jos 19:9) The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of Simeon
according to their clans. Their inheritance was within the inheritance
of the tribe of Judah.
2 (1Ch 4:28-30) Their inheritance was Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,
3 Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem,
4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,
5 Ziklag, Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susah,
6 Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen: thirteen cities and their villages;
7 (Jos 15:42) Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan: four cities
and their villages;
8 and all the villages that were around
these cities as far as Baalath Beer, Ramah of the Negev.
This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon according to their clans.
9 Simeon received a portion of the inheritance of Judah,
for the inheritance of Judah was too large for them,
so Simeon inherited land in the midst of the inheritance of Judah.
[1] And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the
children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was
within the inheritance of the children of Judah.
[2] And they had in their inheritance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,
[3] And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem,
[4] And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
[5] And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah,
[6] And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:
[7] Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:
[8] And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer,
Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of
Simeon according to their families.
[9] Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the
children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for
them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the
inheritance of them.
Allotment for Zebulun
10 The third lot came up for Zebulun according to their clans.
Their territory extended to Sarid,
11 (Jos 12:22) and their border ascended westward to Maralah,
reaching Dabbesheth and the valley east of Jokneam.
12 From Sarid the border turned east to the border of Kisloth Tabor,
out to Daberath, and up to Japhia.
13 From there it passes east to Gath Hepher and Eth Kazin.
It turns out to Rimmon and turns toward Neah.
14 The boundary turns north to Hannathon
and extends to the Valley of Iphtah El;
15 (Jos 11:1) and Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah,
and Bethlehem: twelve cities and their villages.
16 This was the inheritance of the tribe of Zebulun
according to their clans: these cities and their villages.
[10] And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to
their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:
[11] And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to
Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam;
[12] And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of
Chisloth-tabor, and then goeth out to daberath, and goeth up to Japhia,
[13] And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah-hepher, to
Ittah-kazin, and goeth out to Remmon-methoar to Neah;
[14] And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the
outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthah-el:
[15] And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem:
twelve cities with their villages.
[16] This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their
families, these cities with their villages.
Allotment for Issachar
17 The fourth lot came out for Issachar, for the tribe of Issachar
according to their clans.
18 (1Sa 28:4; 2Ki 4:8) Their territory included Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,
19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,
20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,
21 Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez.
22 (Jdg 4:6) The border touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh,
then extends to the Jordan: sixteen cities and their villages.
23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar according
to their clans: the cities and their villages.
[17] And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar
according to their families.
[18] And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
[19] And Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath,
[20] And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,
[21] And Remeth, and En-gannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez;
[22] And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh; and
the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their
villages.
[23] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar
according to their families, the cities and their villages.
Allotment for Asher
24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher according to their clans.
25 Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Akshaph,
26 (1Ki 18:20; 18:42) Allammelek, Amad, and Mishal. On the west their
border touches Carmel and Shihor Libnath.
27 (1Ki 9:13) Then it turns eastward, goes to Beth Dagon, and touches
Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah El northward to Beth Emek and Neiel;
then it continues in the north to Kabul,
28 (Jdg 1:31; Jos 11:8) Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.
29 (Jdg 1:31; 2Sa 5:11) Then the border turned to Ramah, reaching
the fortified city of Tyre. Then the border turned to Hosah,
and ended at the Mediterranean Sea by the region of Akzib,
30 Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities and their villages.
31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Asher according
to their clans: these cities and their villages.
[24] And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher
according to their families.
[25] And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,
[26] And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward,
and to Shihor-libnath;
[27] And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to
Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the north side of
Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,
[28] And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
[29] And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and
the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from
the coast to Achzib:
[30] Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their
villages.
[31] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according
to their families, these cities with their villages.
Allotment for Naphtali
32 The sixth lot came out for the tribe of Naphtali according to their clans.
33 (Jdg 4:11) Their border runs from Heleph, from the oak of Zaanannim,
to Adami Nekeb and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and extends to the Jordan.
34 (Dt 33:23) The border turns west to Aznoth Tabor, goes out from there
to Hukkok, and touches Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and Judah
at the Jordan on the east.
35 (Jos 11:2; Ge 10:18) Their fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath,
Rakkath, Kinnereth,
36 (Jos 11:1) Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,
37 Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,
38 Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh:
nineteen cities and their villages.
39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Naphtali according
to their clans: the cities and their villages.
[32] The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the
children of Naphtali according to their families.
[33] And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami,
Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:
[34] And then the coast turneth westward to Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out from
thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to
Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising.
[35] And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and
Chinnereth,
[36] And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,
[37] And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor,
[38] And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh;
nineteen cities with their villages.
[39] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali
according to their families, the cities and their villages.
Allotment for Dan
40 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of Dan according to their clans.
41 The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,
42 (Jdg 1:35) Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
43 (Ge 38:12) Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
45 (Jos 21:24) Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,
46 (Jnh 1:3) Me Jarkon, and Rakkon, along with the territory near Joppa.
47 (Jdg 1:34-35) Yet the tribe of Dan lost their territory, so they went up
to wage war against Leshem and captured it. They attacked it
with the edge of the sword, took possession of it, and settled there.
They called Leshem Dan after the name of Dan their father.
48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Dan according to their clans:
these cities and their villages.
[40] And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan
according to their families.
[41] And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and
Ir-shemesh,
[42] And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
[43] And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
[44] And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
[45] And Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon,
[46] And Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.
[47] And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them:
therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it,
and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt
therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.
[48] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according
to their families, these cities with their villages.
The Allotment for Joshua
49 When they had finished allotting the land according to its boundaries,
the children of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua son of Nun.
50 (Jos 24:30; Jdg 2:9) According to the word of the Lord, they gave him
the city for which he asked: Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim.
He built up the city and lived in it.
51 (Jos 14:1; 18:10) These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest,
Joshua son of Nun, and the family leaders of the Israelite tribes assigned
by lot in Shiloh before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
So they completed dividing the land.
[49] When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their
coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun
among them:
[50] According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he
asked, even Timnath-serah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt
therein.
[51] These are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son
of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of
Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the
door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing
the country.
JOSHUA 20
Cities of Refuge
Nu 35:9-34; Dt 4:41-43; 19:1-14
1 Then the Lord said to Joshua,
2 (Nu 35:6; Dt 4:41-43) "Say to the children of Israel,
'Choose refuge cities, as I told you through Moses,
3 so that anyone who kills a person without intent
and unknowingly may flee there. They shall be your refuge
from the avenger of blood.
4 (Jer 38:7; Ru 4:1-2) " 'The refugee can flee to one of these cities
then stand at the entrance of the city gate and tell his case
to the city elders. They will take him into the city
and give him a place to stay, and he will live with them.
5 (Nu 35:12) When the avenger of blood comes after him,
they shall not hand over the manslayer to him,
for he struck down his neighbor unintentionally
with no premeditated malice.
6 (Nu 35:12; 35:24-25) He shall live in that city
until he stands before the congregation for judgment,
until the death of the high priest serving at that time.
Then the manslayer may return to his home
and to his city from which he had fled.'"
7 (Jos 21:11; 21:32; 1Ch 6:76) They selected Kedesh in Galilee in the hill
country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim,
and Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
8 (Jos 21:36; 1Ch 6:78) Across the Jordan east of Jericho, theyselected
Bezer in the wilderness plain from the tribe of Reuben,
Ramoth in Gilead from thetribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan
from the tribe of Manasseh.
9 (Nu 35:15) These were the cities designated for all the children
of Israel and resident foreigners living among them,
to which anyone who killed someone inadvertently could flee
and not die at the hand of the avenger of blood
until he stood before the congregation.
Joshua 20
[1] The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,
[2] Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of
refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:
[3] That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may
flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
[4] And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the
entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of
the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and
give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
[5] And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not
deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour
unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.
[6] And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation
for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those
days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his
own house, unto the city from whence he fled.
[7] And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in
mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
[8] And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in
the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in
Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of
Manasseh.
[9] These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for
the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person
at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of
blood, until he stood before the congregation.
JOSHUA 21
Cities for the Levites
(1Ch 6:54-80)
1 (Jos 14:1; 17:4) The family leaders of the Levites approached Eleazar
the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the family leaders of the Israelite tribes.
2 (Jos 18:1) At Shiloh in the land of Canaan they said to them,
"Through Moses the Lord commanded that we be given cities
in which to live and grazing lands for our livestock."
3 So according to the word of the Lord, out of their inheritance
the children of Israel gave the Levites these cities and their grazing lands.
4 The lot came out for the clans of the Kohathites,
so the Levites who were descendants of Aaron received an allotment
of thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
5 (Jos 21:20-26) The remaining descendants of Kohath received an allotment
of ten cities from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan,
and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
6 (Jos 21:27-33) The descendants of Gershon received an allotment of thirteen
cities from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali,
and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7 (Jos 21:34-40) Descendants of Merari by their clans received an allotment
of twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
8 (Jos 21:3) The children of Israel allotted the Levites these cities
and their grazing lands, as the Lord commanded through Moses.
9 From the tribes of Judah and Simeon they assigned
the following cities with these names.
10 (Jos 21:4) They were assigned to the descendants of Aaron,
to the clans of the Kohathites of the tribe of Levi,
for theirs was the first lot.
11 (1Ch 6:55; Lk 1:39) They assigned them Kiriath Arba
(Arba was the father of Anak), which is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah,
and the grazing lands around it.
12(Now they had assigned the city's fields and its surrounding villages
to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.)
13 (Jos 15:42; 10:29) So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they assigned
Hebron (a refuge city for people who committed manslaughter),
Libnah with its pastures,
14 (Jos 15:48; 15:50) Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 (Jos 15:49; 15:51) Holon, Debir,
16 (Jos 15:10; 15:55) Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, together with the grazing
lands of each: nine cities from these two tribes.
17 (Jos 9:3; 18:24-25) From the tribe of Benjamin they assigned Gibeon, Geba,
18 Anathoth, and Almon, together with the grazing lands of each: four cities.
19 Altogether the descendants of Aaron received thirteen cities
and their grazing lands.
20 (1Ch 6:66) The rest of the Levites from the clans of the descendants
of Kohath received cities allotted from the tribe of Ephraim.
21 (Jos 20:7) They assigned them Shechem (a refuge city for people
who committed manslaughter) in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer,
22 Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities.
23 From the tribe of Dan they assigned Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
24 Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities.
25 From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned Taanach and Gath Rimmon,
together with the grazing lands of each: two cities.
26 Altogether the rest of the clans of the descendants of Kohath
received ten cities and their grazing lands.
27 (1Ch 6:71) From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned
to the descendants of Gershon (one of the Levite clans):
Golan in Bashan (a refuge city for people who committed manslaughter)
and Be Eshterah, together with the grazing lands of each: two cities.
28 From the tribe of Issachar they assigned Kishion, Daberath,
29 Jarmuth, and En Gannim, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities.
30 From the tribe of Asher they assigned Mishal, Abdon,
31 Helkath, and Rehob, together with the grazing lands of each: four cities.
32 (Jos 20:7; 1Ch 6:76) From the tribe of Naphtali they assigned Kedesh
in Galilee (a refuge city for people who committed manslaughter),
Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, together with the grazing lands
of each: three cities.
33 Altogether the Gershonites according to their clans received
thirteen cities and their grazing lands.
34 (1Ch 6:77) From the tribe of Zebulun they assigned to the descendants
of Merari (the remaining Levites): Jokneam, Kartah,
35 Dimnah, and Nahalal, together with the grazing lands of each: four cities.
36 (Jos 20:8; Dt 4:43) From the tribe of Reuben they assigned Bezer, Jahaz,
37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities.
38 (Ge 32:2) From the tribe of Gad they assigned Ramoth in Gilead
(a refuge city for people who committed manslaughter), Mahanaim,
39 Heshbon, and Jazer, together with the grazing lands
of each: four cities in all.
40 So twelve cities were allotted for the descendants of Merari
according to their clans (the remaining Levite clans).
41 Altogether the Levites received 48 cities and their grazing lands
within the possessions of the children of Israel.
42 Each of these cities had grazing lands surrounding them.
It was this way with all these cities.
43 (Ge 13:15; 28:4) The Lord gave Israel all the land that He swore
to give to their fathers. They took possession of it and lived in it.
44 (Jos 11:23) The Lord gave them rest all around, according to all
that He swore to their fathers. Not a man among their enemies stood
before them, and the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hands.
45 (Jos 23:14-15; 1Ki 8:56) Not a single word of all the good things
that the Lord had spoken to the children of Israel failed.
They all came to pass.
Joshua 21
[1] Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the
priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of
the tribes of the children of Israel;
[2] And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The
LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the
suburbs thereof for our cattle.
[3] And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their
inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
[4] And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the
children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of
the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of
Benjamin, thirteen cities.
[5] And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of
the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe
of Manasseh, ten cities.
[6] And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe
of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of
Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
[7] 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.
[8] And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities
with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
[9] And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the
tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by
name,
[10] Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites,
who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
[11] And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is
Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about
it.
[12] But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to
Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
[13] Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her
suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
[14] And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
[15] And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
[16] And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh
with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
[17] And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with
her suburbs,
[18] Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
[19] All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen
cities with their suburbs.
[20] And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained
of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the
tribe of Ephraim.
[21] For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a
city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
[22] And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four
cities.
[23] And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with
her suburbs,
[24] Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
[25] And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and
Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
[26] All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the
children of Kohath that remained.
[27] And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out
of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her
suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh-terah with her
suburbs; two cities.
[28] And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with
her suburbs,
[29] Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs; four cities.
[30] And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her
suburbs,
[31] Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
[32] And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs,
to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and
Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
[33] All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were
thirteen cities with their suburbs.
[34] And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the
Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah
with her suburbs,
[35] Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
[36] And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah
with her suburbs,
[37] Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
[38] And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a
city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
[39] Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
[40] So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which
were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve
cities.
[41] All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of
Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
[42] These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus
were all these cities.
[43] And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto
their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
[44] And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware
unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before
them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
[45] There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto
the house of Israel; all came to pass.
1 Chron 6:54-81
54 (Ge 25:16) And these are their dwelling places according to their walled
settlements in their territory, for they were given to them, namely
to the sons of Aaron and to the families of the Kohathites, by lot.
55 (Jos 14:13) They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah,
and its surrounding outlands.
56 (Jos 15:13) But the open fields of the city, and its villages,
they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
57 (Jos 15:48; 21:13-14) To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah
with the cities of refuge: Hebron and Libnah with its outlands,
Jattir and Esh-temoa with their outlands,
58 (Jos 10:3) Hilen with its outlands, Debir with its outlands,
59 (Jos 21:16; 15:42) Ashan with its outlands, and Beth Shemesh
with its outlands.
60 (Jer 1:1) From the tribe of Benjamin, they gave Geba with its outlands,
Alemeth with its outlands, and Anathoth with its outlands.
All their cities throughout their families were thirteen.
61 To the sons of Kohath, those remaining from the family of that tribe,
they gave ten cities by lot from half the tribe of Manasseh.
62 To the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, they gave
from the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe
of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities in all.
63 (Jos 21:7; 21:34-40) To the sons of Merari, throughout their families,
they gave by lot from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad,
and from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities in all.
64 (Jos 21:41-42; 21:3) Thus, the sons of Israel gave cities with their
outlands to the Levites.
65 They gave by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah,
and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon,
and from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin,
these cities, which are called by their names.
66 Then some from the families of the sons of Kohath
received cities for their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.
67 (Jos 21:21) They gave to them with the cities of refuge:
Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim with its outlands,
Gezer with its outlands,
68 Jokmeam with its outlands, Beth Horon with its outlands,
69 (Jos 10:12) Aijalon with its outlands, and Gath Rimmon with its outlands.
70 Also the half-tribe of Manasseh gave Aner with its outlands
and Bileam with its outlands for the remaining family of the sons of Kohath.
71 (Jos 21:27; 9:10) To the sons of Gershom, the family of the half-tribe
of Manasseh gave Golan in Bashan with its outlands and Ashtaroth
with its outlands.
72 From the tribe of Issachar, they received Kedesh
with its outlands, Daberath with its outlands,
73 Ramoth with its outlands, and Anem with its outlands.
74 From the tribe of Asher, they received Mashal with its outlands,
Abdon with its outlands,
75 Hukok with its outlands, and Rehob with its outlands.
76 (Jos 21:32) From the tribe of Naphtali, they received Kedesh in Galilee
with its outlands, Hammon with its outlands, and Kiriathaim with its outlands.
77 (Jos 21:34-35) To the remaining sons of Merari, the tribe of Zebulun gave
Rimmono with its outlands and Tabor with its outlands.
78 (Jos 20:8) Then on the other side of the Jordan opposite Jericho,
to the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer
in the wilderness with its outlands, Jahzah with its outlands,
79 Kedemoth with its outlands, and Mephaath with its outlands.
80 (Ge 32:2; 2Ki 9:1) And from the tribe of Gad, they received Ramoth
in Gilead with its outlands, Mahanaim with its outlands,
81 (Jos 21:39) Heshbon with its outlands, and Jazer with its outlands.
54 Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their
coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for their's
was the lot.
55 And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof
round about it.
56 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb
the son of Jephunneh.
57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron,
the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa,
with their suburbs,
58 and Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,
59 and Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs:
60 and out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth
with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs.
All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
61 And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe,
were cities given out of the half tribe, namely,
out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.
62 And to the sons of Gershom throughout 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.
63 Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families,
out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the
tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities
with their suburbs.
65 And 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 called by their names.
66 And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of
their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.
67 And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount
Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,
68 and Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs,
69 and Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs:
70 and out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs,
and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant
of the sons of Kohath.
71 Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe
of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:
72 and out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs,
Daberath with her suburbs,
73 and Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:
74 and out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs,
and Abdon with her suburbs,
75 and Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:
76 and out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs,
and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
77 Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe
of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:
78 and on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan,
were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with
her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
79 Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:
80 and out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs,
and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
81 and Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.
[The preistly line of Israel]
2) Our Daily Bread for 27 March 2025 titled
The God of All Comfort
2 Corinthians 1:3-11
Paul's Thanksgiving After Affliction
3 (Eph 1:3; 1Pe 1:3; Ro 15:5-6) Blessed be God, the Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies,
and the God of all comfort,
4 (Isa 51:12; 2Co 7:6-7) who comforts us in all our tribulation,
that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble
by the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
5 (Col 1:24; Php 3:10) As the sufferings of Christ abound in us,
so our consolation also abounds through Christ.
6 (2Ti 2:10) If we are afflicted, it is for your consolation
and salvation, which is effective in enduring the same
sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we are comforted,
it is for your consolation and salvation.
7 Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that as you partake
in the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation.
8 (1Co 15:32) For we would not, brothers, have you ignorant
of our troubles which came to us in Asia. We were pressured
beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even
of life.
9 (Lk 18:9) We had the sentence of death in ourselves,
so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God
who raises the dead.
10 (Ro 15:31) He delivered us from so great a death
and does deliver us. In Him we trust that He will
still deliver us,
11 (2Co 4:15; Php 1:19) as you help together by praying
for us, so that thanks may be given by many on our behalf
for the gift bestowed upon us by means of many persons.
[3] Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of
mercies, and the God of all comfort;
[4] Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort
them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are
comforted of God.
[5] For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also
aboundeth by Christ.
[6] And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation,
which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also
suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and
salvation.
[7] And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of
the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
[8] For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came
to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch
that we despaired even of life:
[9] But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust
in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
[10] Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we
trust that he will yet deliver us;
[11] Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed
upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our
behalf.
Five devastating miscarriages led Zoe and Andy to share God's love with other
grieving couples. Reflecting on the stories of loss, hope and healing they
have witnessed, Zoe says, "I don't believe God allows us to go through
painful experiences in order that we can use those experiences
for good. . . . [But God] can turn that pain into something beautiful."
She concludes, "God has turned my pain into purpose."
Zoe echoes the words of the apostle Paul in his letter to the Corinthians,
where he addressed the issue of shared suffering and the comfort we find
in God. When we face troubles, the "God of comfort" will comfort us,
"so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort
we ourselves receive from God" (2 Corinthians 1:4). Just as believers
in Christ share in His sufferings, so also our comfort abounds
through Him (v. 5).
Paul doesn't downplay his and others' troubles, such as the
"great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure" that led them to despair
(v.
. But these crushing experiences also caused them to lean more fully on God as they set their hope on Him and depended on the prayers of their
fellow believers (vv. 10-11).
Whatever kind of loss or suffering we're going through, we know that
the God of all comfort promises to help us to endure it with patience
and grace. We can set our hope on Him.
By: Amy Boucher Pye
Reflect & Pray
How has God comforted someone as you've shared your experiences with them?
How can you set your hope on God when you face disappointment, loss and pain?
God of all comfort, I look to You when
I feel agony and loss. Reassure me, and help me to pass on Your love
and grace to others.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 5 - Waiting for the Wind
Is 40:31
31 (2Co 4:16; Ps 103:5; Ex 19:4)
but those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary,
and they shall walk and not faint.
31 but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary;
and they shall walk, and not faint.
High above civilisation, alone on his craggy peak, the eagle waits.
He watches, senses, and then, with effortless grace, he spreads
his wings and soars. He does not flap frantically to gain altitude,
he merely turns his wings into the wind and rises.
Is 40:31 promises that we, too, can be like the eagle,
mounting up on wings, soaring effortlessly,
without weariness. But this is not often our experience.
We usually flap around like invalid pigeons, scratching
for mere existence, flying only when our place in the park is disturbed.
We need to learn to wait on the Lord. Like the wind that raises the eagle
to the heights, the wind of the Spirit will lift us up as well - beyond
the weariness of daily life, beyond the struggle for existence, beyond
the plodding pace of normal interaction.
But the eagle does not rise without plunging for the cliff into the wind.
His ability to stay aloft is based on his understand of wind currents;
when the wind is against him, he rises. He waits on the cliff
until the right moment, then allows the contrary breezes to lift him up.
Most of us are grounded by the winds that are against us. We give up
and never take the first flight. We fear the plunge from the cliff into the
buoyant breath of God, and so we stand fixed, afraid to launch out.
But when we do take the risk, when we wait upon the Lord, and then
give ourselves in obedience to a free-fall from the cliffs of his will,
we discover that there is rest in soaring with him. We do not have to
struggle; we have only to fly, and in flying, to find new strength.
Application
a) Why is "waiting upon the Lord" essential
to "Mounting up with wings as the eagle"?
b) How can this verse help me be more willing to take risks in God's will?
4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland
Deut 28:11
11 (Dt 28:4; 30:9) The Lord will make you overflow in prosperity,
in the offspring of your body, in the offspring of your livestock,
and in the produce of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore
to your fathers to give you.
11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body,
and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land
which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are lonely
1 John 4:16b-18
God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.
17 (1Jn 2:5; 2:28) In this way God's love is perfected in us,
so that we may have boldness on the Day of Judgment, because as He is,
so are we in this world.
18 (Ro 8:15; 2Ti 1:7) There is no fear in love,
but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.
Whoever fears is not perfect in love.
God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness
in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear:
because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Saskatchewan
Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan 2015 population 1125400
est Muslim Population 17279
CNMM Networks: Saskatoon
Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an Islamic madrassah (school) located right next to a
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women who were wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded.
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to Islam.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Adding further
Pray for Iranians in Northern Ireland
Maura has been meeting with her Iranian friend, Soheyla, to study God's Word
and she has been thrilled to witness how the Spirit has been revealing truth
to her. Soheyla said that before she left Iran, she thought she had everything
she needed: a good job; a lovely house; a car and plenty of food.
But now she notes that "God has brought me here and now I realise that none of
these things matter. Now I have none of these things, but I have met Jesus and
He has shown me what really matters is knowing Him and my family."
Maura and Soheyla have been journeying through Matthew and identifying with
the questions of the disciples: 'Who is this man? Even the wind
and waves obey Him.' (Matt 9:27) through to the disciples' 'recognition,
'You really are the Son of God' (Matt 14:33).
When she read this passage Soheyla began to cry, as she exclaimed,
"This is really important. The people of Iran need to know this. Jesus
really is the Son of God!"
Every time these two friends meet, Soheyla will speak out a truth without
realising it. One time she said, "Jesus is like a light, like a candle.
He dispels all the darkness around us and he helps you to see the way
forward one step at a time. We don't need to see too far ahead,
for He is with us." When Maura showed her John 8:12 and Psalm 119:105,
tears flowed down Soheyla's cheeks. It's a beautiful thing to see God's
Spirit at work in women like Soheyla.
How to Pray
Pray for Christians in the West to show hospitality
and love by inviting Muslims into their homes.
Pray that Christians would boldly share the Word of God,
inviting Muslim friends to study the Word with them.
Ask God that new believers like Soheyla would grow strong
in their faith and be welcomed into local churches.
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 27 of the Month
a) Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
(
2 Cor 10:4-5
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds,
5 casting down imaginations and every high thing
that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,
bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
4 (for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5casting down imaginations, and every high thing
that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God,
and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
)
b) Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who
are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and ask Him how you can be used for His glory.
Pray to the Lord and Thank Him for He is order.
Pray to the Lord: "God of all comfort, I look to You when
I feel agony and loss. Reassure me, and help me to pass on Your love
and grace to others."
Pray to the Lord and pray to wait upon the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Blessings of the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Lord as love.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the
spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation.
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon
to spread and grow to other cities.
Pray for Christians in the West to show hospitality
and love by inviting Muslims into their homes.
Pray that Christians would boldly share the Word of God,
inviting Muslim friends to study the Word with them.
Ask God that new believers like Soheyla would grow strong
in their faith and be welcomed into local churches.
Pray that God's Spirit will melt the pride that causes many to
hold to wrong opinions of Christ and His Salvation.
Pray that the Lord will awaken a desire in the hearts of those who
are lost to seek Him and to seek The Truth.
Pray that many new churches will be firmly established in villages throughout
Sri Lanka.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God