Text: 1 Chronicles 6:61
OT Text Referred to: Joshua 21:5
Subject: non-Aaronic Kohathite allotments
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Joshua 21:5 records that the remaining descendants of Kohath (those not of Aaron's line) received ten cities by lot (גּוֹרָל, goral) from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. First Chronicles 6:61 provides the parallel record of this same allotment. Both texts carefully distinguish the non-Aaronic Kohathites from their priestly relatives, demonstrating that the Levitical system differentiated between those who served at the altar (Aaron's line) and those who bore other tabernacle and temple responsibilities. This territorial subdivision ensured that priestly families were concentrated near the central sanctuary while other Levites were distributed more broadly.