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Numbers 35:2 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Numbers 35:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 35 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.”
Numbers 35:2 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 35:2
Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in—The Levites received no tribal land inheritance (Numbers 18:20, 24) because 'the LORD is their inheritance.' Yet God commanded the other tribes to provide עָרִים (ʿārîm, cities) from their נַחֲלָתָם (naḥălāṯām, inheritance). This was not charity but covenant obligation—enabling Levitical service throughout Israel.This distribution of Levites among all tribes (48 cities total, v. 7) strategically scattered teachers of the Law, priests, and worship leaders throughout the nati...
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Cross-References for Numbers 35:2
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“For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them.”
“from the east side to the west side”
“when you shall divide by lot the land for inheritance”
“it was written for our sake”
“saying”
“and from the possession of the city”