56. Whether the tribes are large or small, the land must be divided by drawing lots.”
57. The families descended from Levi were listed as the family of Gershon, the family of Kohath, and the family of Merari.
58. These were the families of Levi: the Libnite family, the Hebronite family, the Mahlite family, the Mushite family, and the Korahite family.Kohath was the ancestor of Amram.
59. The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, a descendant of Levi, who was born in Egypt. She gave birth to Amram’s children: Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.
60. Aaron was the father of Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
61. But Nadab and Abihu had died because they offered unauthorized fire in the Lord’s presence.
62. The total number of all the ⌊Levite⌋ males at least one month old was 23,000. They were not counted along with the other Israelites, because they were given no land of their own.