Chapter 21 Flashcards
According to Joshua 21:1, who came to Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel?
the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites
According to Joshua 21:2, where did the heads of the Levites come to talk to Eleazar, Joshua and the heads of the tribes of Israel?
In Shiloh
According in Joshua 21:2, in what country is Shiloh?
In Canaan
According to Joshua 21:2, the heads of the Levites reminded the priest, Joshua and elders that the Lord had commanded through Moses to do what for the Levites?
give them cities to dwell in with their common lands for their livestock
According to Joshua 21:3, what did the children of Israel give to the Levites from their inheritance?
cities and their common-lands
According to Joshua 21:4, the Kohathites were children of who?
Aaron the priest
According to Joshua 21:4, the families of the Kohathites, who were Levites were given how many cities?
13 cities
(3 points) According to Joshua 21:4, the Kohathites were given 13 cities by what tribes?
Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin
According to Joshua 21:5, the rest of the children of Kohath were given how many cities by lot?
10 cities
(3 points) According to Joshua 21:5, the rest of the children of Kohath were given 10 cities by lot from what tribes of Israel?
Ephraim, Dan, and half of Manasseh
According to Joshua 21:6, the children of Gershon were given how many cities by lot?
13 cities
(3 points) According to Joshua 21:7, from what tribes were the 12 cities given to the Merari family of Levites?
Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun
According to Joshua 21:8, the children of Israel gave cities and what, by lot to the Levites?
their common lands
According to Joshua 21:8, why did the children of Israel give cities to the Levites?
as the Lord had commanded
According to Joshua 21:8, by whose hand had the Lord commanded that cities be given to the Levites by lots?
Moses
According to Joshua 21: 9-10, designated cities were given by the tribes of Judah and Simeon for the children of who?
Aaron
According to Joshua 21:10, the children of Aaron, were one of the families of who?
the Kohathites
According to Joshua 21:10, the families of the Kohathites were of the children of who?
Levi
According to Joshua 21:10, of the Levites, who had the lot first?
The Children of Aaron
According to Joshua 21:11, what city was given to the children of Aaron?
Kirjath Arba
According to Joshua 21:11, by what other name was the city of Kirjath Arba known as?
Hebron
According to Joshua 21:11, who was the father of Anak?
Arba
According to Joshua 21:11, where was Hebron located?
In the mountains of Judah
According to Joshua 21:11, the city of Hebron was given to the Levites along with what?
its surrounding ommon-land
According to Joshua 21:12, what was given to Caleb as his possession?
the fields of Hebron and its villages
According to Joshua 21:13, what city was given to the levites, but was also a city of refuge?
Hebron
(9 points) According to Joshua 21:13-16, list the 9 cities that were given to the children of Aaron with their common land by the tribes of Judah and Simeon.
- Hebron, 2. Libnah, 3. Jattir, 4. Eshteoa, 5. Holon, 6. Debir, 7. Ain, 8. Juttah, 9. Beth Shemesh
According to Joshua 21:17, how many cities did the tribe of Benjamin give to the Levites?
4 cities