1 Chronicles Chapter 6
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The sons of Levi: Gedson, Caath, and Merari.
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And these [are] the names of the sons of Gedson; Lobeni, and Semei.
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The sons of Caath; Ambram, and Issaar, Chebron, and Oziel.
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The sons of Merari; Mooli and Musi: and these [are] the families of Levi, according to their families.
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To Gedson—to Lobeni his son—[were born] Jeth his son, Zammath his son,
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Joab his son, Addi his son, Zara his son, Jethri his son.
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The sons of Caath; Aminadab his son, Core his son, Aser his son;
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Helcana his son, Abisaph his son, Aser his son:
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Thaath his son, Uriel his son, Ozia his son, Saul his son.
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And the sons of Helcana; Amessi, and Achimoth.
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Helcana his son, Suphi his son, Cainaath his son;
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Eliab his son, Jeroboam his son, Helcana his son.
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The sons of Samuel; the first-born Sani, and Abia.
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The sons of Merari; Mooli, Lobeni his son, Semei his son, Oza his son;
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Samaa his son, Angia his son, Asaias his son.
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And these [were the men] whom David set over the service of the singers in the house of the Lord when the ark was at rest.
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And they ministered in front of the tabernacle of witness [playing] on instruments, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they stood according to their order for their services.
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And these [were the men] that stood, and their sons, of the sons of Caath: Æman the psalm singer, son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
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the son of Helcana, the son of Jeroboam, the son of Eliel, the son of Thoas,
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the son of Suph, the son of Helcana, the son of Maath, the son of Amathi,
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the son of Helcana, the son of Joel, the son of Azarias, the son of Japhanias,
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the son of Thaath, the son of Aser, the son of Abiasaph, the son of Core,
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the son of Isaar, the son of Caath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
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And his brother Asaph, who stood at his right hand; Asaph the son of Barachias, the son of Samaa,
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the son of Michael, the son of Baasia, the son of Melchia,
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the son of Athani, the son of Zaarai,
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the son of Adai, the son of Ætham, the son of Zammam, the son of Semei,
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the son of Jeeth, the son of Gedson, the son of Levi.
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And the sons of Merari their brethren on the left hand: Ætham the son of Kisa, the son of Abai, the son of Maloch,
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the son of Asebi,
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the son of Amessias, the son of Bani, the son of Semer,
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the son of Mooli, the son of Musi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
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And their brethren according to the houses of their fathers, [were] the Levites who were appointed to all the work of ministration of the tabernacle of the house of God.
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And Aaron and his sons [were] to burn incense on the altar of whole-burnt-offerings, and on the altar of incense, for all the ministry [in] the holy of holies, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all things that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded.
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And these [are] the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinees his son, Abisu his son,
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Bokki his son, Ozi his son, Saraia his son,
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Mariel his son, Amaria his son, Achitob his son,
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Sadoc his son, Achimaas his son.
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And these [are] their residences in their villages, in their coasts, to the sons of Aaron, to their family the Caathites: for they had the lot.
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And they gave them Chebron in the land of Juda, and its suburbs round about it.
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But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Chaleb the son of Jephonne.
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And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, [even] Chebron, and Lobna and her suburbs round about, and Selna and her suburbs, and Esthamo and her suburbs,
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and Jethar and her suburbs, and Dabir and her suburbs,
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and Asan and her suburbs, and Bæthsamys and her suburbs:
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and of the tribe of Benjamin Gabai and her suburbs, and Galemath and her suburbs, and Anathoth and her suburbs: all their cities [were] thirteen cities according to their families.
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And to the sons of Caath that were left of their families, [there were given] out of the tribe, [namely], out of the half-tribe of Manasse, by lot, ten cities.
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And to the sons of Gedson according to their families [there were given] thirteen cities of the tribe of Issachar, of the tribe of Aser, of the tribe of Nephthali, of the tribe of Manasse in Basan.
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And to the sons of Merari according to their families [there were given], by lot, twelve cities of the tribe of Ruben, of the tribe of Gad, [and] of the tribe of Zabulon.
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So the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs.
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And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Juda, and out of the tribe of the children of Symeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which they call by name.
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And [to the members] of the families of the sons of Caath there were also given the cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.
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And they gave them the cities of refuge, Sychem and her suburbs in mount Ephraim, and Gazer and her suburbs,
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and Jecmaan and her suburbs, and Bæthoron and her suburbs,
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and Ælon and her suburbs, and Gethremmon and her suburbs:
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and of the half-tribe of Manasse Anar and her suburbs, and Jemblaan and her suburbs, to the sons of Caath that were left, according to [each several] family.
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To the sons of Gedson from the families of the half-tribe of Manasse [they gave] Golan of Basan and her suburbs, and Aseroth and her suburbs.
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And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedes and her suburbs, and Deberi and her suburbs, and Dabor and her suburbs,
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and Ramoth, and Ænan and her suburbs.
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And of the tribe of Aser; Maasal and her suburbs, and Abdon and her suburbs,
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and Acac and her suburbs, and Roob and her suburbs.
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And of the tribe of Nephthali; Kedes in Galilee and her suburbs, and Chamoth and her suburbs, and Kariathaim and her suburbs.
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To the sons of Merari that were left, [they gave] out of the tribe of Zabulon Remmon and her suburbs, and Thabor and her suburbs:
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out of [the country] beyond Jordan; Jericho westward of Jordan: out of the tribe of Ruben; Bosor in the wilderness and her suburbs, and Jasa and her suburbs,
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and Kadmoth and her suburbs, and Maephla and her suburbs.
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Out of the tribe of Gad; Rammoth Galaad and her suburbs, and Maanaim and her suburbs,
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and Esebon and her suburbs, and Jazer and her suburbs.
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The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua,
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Abishua became the father of Bukki. Bukki became the father of Uzzi.
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Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth.
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Meraioth became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
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Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz.
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Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah. Azariah became the father of Johanan.
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Johanan became the father of Azariah, who executed the priest’s office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.
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Azariah became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
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Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Shallum.
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Shallum became the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah became the father of Azariah.
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Azariah became the father of Seraiah. Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak.
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Jehozadak went into captivity when the LORD carried Judah and Jerusalem away by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
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The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
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These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
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The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.
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Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
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Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son.
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The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
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Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
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Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
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The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.
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As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
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Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.
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The sons of Samuel: the firstborn, Joel, and the second, Abijah.
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The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
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Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
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These are they whom David set over the service of song in the LORD’s house after the ark came to rest there.
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They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting until Solomon had built the LORD’s house in Jerusalem. They performed the duties of their office according to their order.
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These are those who served, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
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the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
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the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
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the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
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the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
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the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
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His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
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the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,
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the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
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the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
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the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
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On the left hand their brothers the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
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the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
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the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
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the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
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Their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of God’s house.
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But Aaron and his sons offered on the altar of burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
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These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
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Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
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Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
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Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.
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Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),
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to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and its pasture lands around it;
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but the fields of the city and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
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To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron, Libnah also with its pasture lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,
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Hilen with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
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Ashan with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands;
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and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its pasture lands, Allemeth with its pasture lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
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To the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.
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To the sons of Gershom, according to 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.
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To the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
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The children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their pasture lands.
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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 mentioned by name.
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Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.
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They gave to them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its pasture lands and Gezer with its pasture lands,
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Jokmeam with its pasture lands, Beth Horon with its pasture lands,
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Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands;
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and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its pasture lands, and Bileam with its pasture lands, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.
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To the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, and Ashtaroth with its pasture lands;
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and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,
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Ramoth with its pasture lands, and Anem with its pasture lands;
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and out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,
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Hukok with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands;
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and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, Hammon with its pasture lands, and Kiriathaim with its pasture lands.
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To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its pasture lands, and Tabor with its pasture lands;
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and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands,
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Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands;
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and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
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Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands.
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Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).