A moment in scripture
Joshua 21:41
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All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
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The surrounding passage
- Joshua 21:39
Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
- Joshua 21:40
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.
- Joshua 21:42
These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
- Joshua 21:43
And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.