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.
61. The rest of the Kohath family group was given ten towns from the family groups of West Manasseh. The towns were chosen by throwing lots.
62. The Gershon family group received thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the part of Manasseh living in Bashan.
63. The Merari family group received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. Those towns were chosen by throwing lots.