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What does 1 Chronicles 6:72 mean?
"and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,"
— 1 Chronicles 6:72 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath Rimmon with its suburbs;
and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its suburbs, and Bileam with its suburbs, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.
To the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, and Ashtaroth with its suburbs;
and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,
Ramoth with its suburbs, and Anem with its suburbs;
and out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs,
Hukok with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs;
Explanation
This verse comes from a long genealogical and administrative record in 1 Chronicles 6, which traces the lineage of the tribe of Levi and then lists the cities assigned to the various Levitical clans throughout Israel. In plain terms, it simply states that from the territory belonging to the tribe of Issachar, two towns—Kedesh and Daberath—along with their surrounding pasturelands ("
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