41. Malkijah was Ethni’s son. Ethni was Zerah’s son. Zerah was Adaiah’s son.
42. Adaiah was Ethan’s son. Ethan was Zimmah’s son. Zimmah was Shimei’s son.
43. Shimei was Jahath’s son. Jahath was Gershon’s son. Gershon was Levi’s son.
44. Merari’s family were the helpers of Heman and Asaph. Merari’s family stood by Heman’s left side. In this group was Ethan son of Kishi. Kishi was Abdi’s son. Abdi was Malluch’s son.
45. Malluch was Hashabiah’s son. Hashabiah was Amaziah’s son. Amaziah was Hilkiah’s son.
46. Hilkiah was Amzi’s son. Amzi was Bani’s son. Bani was Shemer’s son.
47. Shemer was Mahli’s son. Mahli was Mushi’s son. Mushi was Merari’s son. Merari was Levi’s son.
48. The other Levites served by doing their own special work in the Holy Tent. It is the house of God.
49. Aaron and his descendants offered the sacrifices on the altar of burnt offering. They also burned the incense on the altar of incense. They offered the sacrifices that removed the Israelites’ sins so they could belong to God. They did all the work in the Most Holy Place. They followed all the laws that Moses, God’s servant, had commanded.
50. These were Aaron’s sons: Eleazar was Aaron’s son. Phinehas was Eleazar’s son. Abishua was Phinehas’ son.
51. Bukki was Abishua’s son. Uzzi was Bukki’s son. Zerahiah was Uzzi’s son.
52. Meraioth was Zerahiah’s son. Amariah was Meraioth’s son. Ahitub was Amariah’s son.
53. Zadok was Ahitub’s son. Ahimaaz was Zadok’s son.
54. These are the places where Aaron’s descendants lived. Aaron’s descendants from the Kohath family group were given this land to live in. They received the first share of the land that was given to the Levites.
55. They were given the city of Hebron in Judah and the pastures around it.
56. But the fields farther from the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. And the villages near Hebron were given to Caleb.
57. So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron. It was one of the cities of safety. They also received the cities of Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
58. Hilen, Debir,
59. Ashan, Juttah and Beth Shemesh. They received all these cities and the pastures around them.
60. They also received cities from the tribe of Benjamin. They received Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, Anathoth and their pastures.The Kohath family groups received a total of 13 cities.