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And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,

New Defender's Study Bible Notes

6:57 cities of Judah, namely, Hebron. Aaron’s descendants needed to be close to the temple, since only they were qualified as priests to officiate at the sacrificial offerings there. The chief of the cities assigned to them was Hebron, which also was one of the cities of refuge (Joshua 20:7).


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