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These are the names of the cities that were given from the tribe of the Judahites and the tribe of the Simeonites. 10 (These cities were given to the descendants of Aaron who came from the Kohathite clan because their lot was the first chosen.) 11 They were given Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron; Arba was the forefather of Anak) and its surrounding pastures in the hill country of Judah, 12 but the fields belonging to the city and the towns surrounding it had already been given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as his possession. 13 So the descendants of Aaron the priest were given Hebron (which was a city of refuge for someone who had killed another person) and its pastures, Libnah and its pastures, 14 Jattir and its pastures, Eshtemoa and its pastures, 15 Holon and its pastures, Debir and its pastures, 16 Ain and its pastures, Juttah and its pastures, and Beth-shemesh and its pastures. Thus, there were nine cities from those two tribes. 17 From the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon and its pastures, Geba and its pastures, 18 Anathoth and its pastures, and Almon and its pastures. Thus, there were four cities. 19 In total, there were thirteen cities with their pastures for the descendants of Aaron the priest.

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