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.
61. The rest of the Kohath family group was given 10 cities. These cities were from the family groups of the western half-tribe of Manasseh. The cities were chosen by throwing lots.
62. The Gershon family group received 13 cities. They were from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and the part of Manasseh living in Bashan.
63. The Merari family group received 12 cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun. Those cities were chosen by throwing lots.