Holy Scripture

1 Chronicles 6:51

A church father on this verse
“There is abundant information in the books of Chronicles which were written to continue the books of the Kings and to preserve the memory of such important events. The first book begins with a genealogy that sets out to demonstrate how the human race came from a single man. Since it focuses only on the single kingdom…”
Theodoret of Cyrus, 5th c. — QUESTIONS ON 1 CHRONICLES, PROLOGUE

Source: Septuagint

Original

51And to the members of the families of the sons of Kohath there were also given the cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.

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49So the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs.

50And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which they call by name.

— 1 Chronicles 6:51 —

52And they gave them the cities of refuge, Shechem and her suburbs in Mount Ephraim, and Gezer and her suburbs,

53and Jokmeam and her suburbs, and Beth-horon and her suburbs,

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