Joshua 21:12

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But the fields of the city, and the villages of it, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

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The Twelve Tribes of IsraelCanaan divided among the twelve tribes of Israel after the conquest under Joshua.

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The places named are Levitical towns and their surrounding pasturelands distributed throughout Canaan, from Galilee and Bashan to Judah and Ephraim. In this verse, however,

Places in this passage

Joshua 21:12 mentions Abdon, Aijalon, Almon, Bashan, Beeshterah, Beth-horon, Beth-shemesh, Canaan, Daberath, Debir, Dimnah, Eshtemoa, Galilee, Gath-rimmon, Geba, Gezer, Gibbethon, Gibeon, Gilead, Golan, Hammoth-dor, Hebron, Jarmuth, Jattir, Jokneam, Juttah, Kedesh, Mahanaim, Ramoth, Shechem, Shiloh and Taanach.

Photo of Beth-shemesh — Beth-shemesh · AVRAHAM GRAICER