Joshua 21:34-43

³⁴The other descendants of Levi, the ones who belonged to the Merari clans, were also allotted towns and their surrounding pasturelands. From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Zebulun they were allotted four cities. They were Jokneam, Kartah,

³⁵Dimnah, and Nahalal.

³⁶From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben they were allotted four cities. They were Bezer, Jahaz,

³⁷Kedemoth, and Mephaath.

³⁸From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Gad they were allotted four cities. They were Ramoth, which was one of the cities in the Gilead region to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected, Mahanaim,

³⁹Heshbon, and Jazer.

⁴⁰Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.

⁴¹So altogether forty-eight cities were allotted to the tribe of Levi,

⁴²and each city had surrounding pastureland.

⁴³In that way Yahweh allotted to the Israeli people all the land that he had promised to give to their/our ancestors. The Israeli people took control of most of those areas and started to live there.