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, and Gershon was Levi’s son.
44. Merari’s family were the helpers of Heman and Asaph, and they 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, and Merari was Levi’s son.
48. The other Levites served by doing their own special work in the Holy Tent, the house of God.
49. Aaron and his descendants offered the sacrifices on the altar of burnt offering and 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 and 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, and Ahimaaz was Zadok’s son.
54. These are the places where Aaron’s descendants lived. His descendants from the Kohath family group received the first share of the land.
55. They were given the city of Hebron in Judah and the pastures around it,
56. but the fields farther from the city and the villages near Hebron were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
57. So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron, one of the cities of safety. They also received the towns and pastures of Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
58. Hilen, Debir,
59. Ashan, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh.
60. They also received these towns and pastures from the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth.The Kohath family groups received a total of thirteen towns.