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.
64. So the Israelites gave these cities and their pastures to the Levites.
65. The cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin were chosen by throwing lots. They are the cities named above.