Joshua 21:34

To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its pasture lands, Tabor with its pasture lands;

Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,

Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Hammothdor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands: three cities.

When Jabin king of Hazor heard of it, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of Achshaph,

Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.

The sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses.

About Zebulun he said, “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; and Issachar, in your tents.

the king of Shimron Meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;

Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Jutah,

Their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth. It reached to the brook that is before Jokneam.

Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.

The border reached to Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh. Their border ended at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.

They set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.

The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.

Zebulun didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites lived among them, and became subject to forced labor.

There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he lived there.

They turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon. They gleaned five thousand men of them in the highways, and followed hard after them to Gidom, and struck two thousand men of them.

So they both went until they came to Bethlehem. When they had come to Bethlehem, all the city was excited about them, and they asked, “Is this Naomi?”

There was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great. He had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats; and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

David longed, and said, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”

Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;

the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

To the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

Jokmeam with its pasture lands, Beth Horon with its pasture lands,

and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, Hammon with its pasture lands, and Kiriathaim with its pasture lands.

He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

It will blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing. Lebanon’s glory will be given to it, the excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They will see Yahweh’s glory, the excellence of our God.

All the land will be made like the Arabah, from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem; and she will be lifted up, and will dwell in her place, from Benjamin’s gate to the place of the first gate, to the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananel to the king’s wine presses.

They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,