am 2561, bc 1443
these are: Numbers 35:1-8; Joshua 21:3-8
castles: Genesis 25:16; Numbers 31:10; Psalms 69:25; Proverbs 18:10-11; Ephesians 3:8
of the families: Joshua 21:4-5
for theirs: Joshua 21:4
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1 Chronicles 6:54
1 Chronicles 6:54
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