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Joshua 21:10 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Joshua 21:10 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 21 verse 10 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.”
Joshua 21:10 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 21:10
Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for their's was the first lot.This verse emphasizes the Aaronic priesthood's priority: "their's was the first lot" (ki lahem hayah hagoral rishonah, כִּי לָהֶם הָיָה הַגּוֹרָל רִאשׁוֹנָה). Though lot-casting involves apparent chance, God sovereignly ordered outcomes so Aaron's descendants received first allocation. The term rishonah (רִאשׁוֹנָה, "first") signals honor and priority—those serving directly at God's altar received precedence in city distribution.The phrase "children of Aaro...
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Cross-References for Joshua 21:10
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“who were of the Levites”
“and the family of the Izharites”
“and Abihu”
“And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.”
“and Izhar”
“and Izhar”
“by their families”