Joshua 21:27-33

Joshua 21:27-33

[27] And unto the children  of Gershon,  of the families  of the Levites,  out of the other half  tribe  of Manasseh  they gave Golan  in Bashan  with her suburbs,  to be a city  of refuge  for the slayer;  and Beeshterah  with her suburbs;  two  cities.  [28] And out of the tribe  of Issachar,  Kishon  with her suburbs,  Dabareh  with her suburbs,  [29] Jarmuth  with her suburbs,  Engannim  with her suburbs;  four  cities.  [30] And out of the tribe  of Asher,  Mishal  with her suburbs,  Abdon  with her suburbs,  [31] Helkath  with her suburbs,  and Rehob  with her suburbs;  four  cities.  [32] And out of the tribe  of Naphtali,  Kedesh  in Galilee  with her suburbs,  to be a city  of refuge  for the slayer;  and Hammothdor  with her suburbs,  and Kartan  with her suburbs;  three  cities.  [33] All the cities  of the Gershonites  according to their families  were thirteen  cities  with their suburbs. 

What does Joshua 21:27-33 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The Gershonites occupied13towns: two in eastern Manasseh ( Joshua 21:27), four in Issachar ( Joshua 21:28-29), four in Asher ( Joshua 21:30-31), and three in Naphtali ( Joshua 21:32).