and by the altar round about, and the cords of it, for all the service thereof. Num. iv, 24-28. This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens. And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve. At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens. This is the service of the families of the sonsof Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. KOHATH. Num. iii, 29-31. The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward. And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary, wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof. Num. iv, 4. This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath, in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things. MERARI. Num. iii, 35-37. And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward. And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto, And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords. Num. iv, 15, 18-20, 31-33. And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation. Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites: But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy 1 Chron. xxiii, 5, 30. Moreover, four thousand were porters, and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith. And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even. 2 Chron. xxiii, 18. Also Jehoia da appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David. things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service, and to his burden. But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die. And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars there-appointed the of, and sockets thereof, And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service; and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden. This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. THEIR CONNECTION WITH THE Deut. x. 8. At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day. 1 Chron. vi, 31, 32. And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest. And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order. 1 Chron. ix, 33, 34. And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free; for they were employed in that work day and night. These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations: these dwelt at Jerusalem. 1 Chron. xvi, 4, 41. And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel. And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Chron. xxxi, 2. And Hezekiah courses of the priests, and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt-offerings, and for peaceofferings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD. 2 Chron. xxxiv, 12. And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and others of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick. 2 Chron. XXXV, 15. And the singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Hemau, and Jeduthun the king's seer, and the porters waited at every gate: they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them. Neh. xii, 24. And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God ward over against ward. CHARGE OF THE TEMPLE GATES. 1 Chron. xxvi, 12, 13. Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the LORD. And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate. 1 Chron. xxvi, 14-19. And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah: then for Zechariah his son (a wise counsellor) they cast lots, and his lot came out northward. To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim. To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came 2 Chron. xxxv, 15. . . ... And the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them. forth westward, with the gate, them together to the river that 2 Chron. xxiii, 19. And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in. Neh. xii, 25, 26. Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters, keeping the ward, at the thresholds of the gates. These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest the scribe. WANDERING LEVITES. Deut. xviii, 6, 7. And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose; Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the LORD. Judges xvii, 7-13. And there was a young man out of Beth-lehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. And the man departed out of the city from Beth-lehem-judah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to Mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he journeyed. And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place. And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in. And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest. Ezra viii, 15-19. And I gathered 3. NETHINIMS. and Joshua ix, 14-27. And the men sworn com Moses to freed from being bond-men, and hewers of wood, and drawers of water, for the house of my God. And Joshua, and said, Because it was they answered certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God manded his servant give you all the land, and to des troy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing. And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do. And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not. And Joshua made them that day hew. ers of wood, and drawers of water, for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose. Nethinims, whom David and the Ezra viii, 20. Also of the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name. 4. OTHER SACRED PERSONS, JEWISH ELDERS. Exod. xxiv, 9, 13, 14. Then went up Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel: And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God. And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them. LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto Num. xi, 16, 24. 30. And the me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them gation, that they may stand there unto the tabernacle of the congreand told the people the words of with thee. And Moses went out, of the LORD, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle. And Moses gat elders of Israel. him into the camp, he and the Ruth iv, 2. And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said. Sit ye down here. And they sat down. Lam. iv, 16. The anger of the them, and he spake unto them, LORD hath divided them; he will pected not the persons of the no more regard them: they respriests, they favoured not the THE NAZARItes. Num. vi, 2-4. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them. When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a Vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD; He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried. All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine-tree, from the kernels even to the husk. Judges xii, 4-7, 12-14. Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine, nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing. For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb; and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines. Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name. But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death. And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass: how shall we order the child? and how shall we do unto him? And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware. She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe. Amos li, 11, 12. And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD. But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; commanded the prophets saying, Prophesy not. ani HIS PECULIAR RITUAL. Num. vi, 5-12. All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head; until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body. He shall not make him self unclean for his father, or for | leavened bread: the priest shall mother, for his brother, or for his offer also his meat-offering, and sister, when they die; because the his drink - offering. And the consecration of his God is upon Nazarite shall shave the head of his head. All the days of his his separation at the door of the separation he is holy unto the tabernacle of the congregation; LORD. And if any man die very and shall take the hair of the head suddenly. by him, and he hath of his separation, and put it in the defiled the head of his consecra- fire which is under the sacrifice tion; then he shall shave his head of the peace-offerings. And the in the day of his cleansing, on priest shall take the sodden shoulthe seventh day shall he shave it. der of the ram, and one unleavenAnd on the eighth day he shall ed cake out of the basket, and one bring two turtles, or two young unleavened wafer, and shall put pigeons, to the priest, to the door them upon the hands of the of the tabernacle of the congrega-Nazarite, after the hair of his tion. And the priest shall offer separation is shaven. And the the one for a sin-offering, and the priest shall wave them for a wave other for a burnt-offering, and offering before the LORD: this is make an atonement for him, for holy for the priest, with the wave that he sinned by the dead, and breast and heave shoulder: and shall hallow his head that same after that the Nazarite may drink day. And he shall consecrate wine. This is the law of the unto the LORD the days of his Nazarite who hath vowed, and of separation, and shall bring a lamb his offering unto the LORD for his of the first year for a trespass- separation, besides that that his offering: but the days that were hand shall get: according to the before shall be lost, because his vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation. separation was defiled. Judges xvi, 17, 19, 20. That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been & Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man. And she made him sleep upon her knees: and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him. And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out, as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him. END OF HIS TERM. LEVITES AND THEIR CHIEFS. 1 Chron. xv, 5-10. Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty. Of the sons of Merari; Asafah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty. Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty. of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemalah the chief, and his brethren two hundred. Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore. Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve. COURSES OF PRIESTS. 1 Chron. xxiii, 6. And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Num. vi, 13-21. And this is the law of the Nazarite; When the days of his separation are fulfilled, 1 Chron. xxiv, 1-31. Now these he shall be brought unto the door are the divisions of the sons of of the tabernacle of the congrega- Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nation: And he shall offer his offer- dab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and ing unto the LORD, one he-lamb of Ithamar. But Nadab and Abihu the first year without blemish for died before their father, and had a burnt-offering, and one ewe- no children; therefore Eleazar lamb of the first year without and Ithamar executed the priest's blemish for a sin-offering, and one office. And David distributed ram without blemish for peace- them, both Zadok of the sons of offerings, And a basket of un- Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the leavened bread, cakes of fine sons of Ithamar, according to their flour mingled with oil, and wafers offices in their service. And there of unleavened bread anointed were more chief men found of the with oil, and their meat offering, sons of Eleazar than of the sons of and their drink offerings. Ithamar; and thus were they the priest shall bring them before divided: among the sons of the LORD, and shall offer his sin- Eleazar there were sixteen chief offering, and his burnt-offering. men of the house of their fathers, And he shall offer the ram for a and eight among the sons of sacifice of peace- offerings unto Ithamar, according to the house the LORD, with the basket of un-of their fathers. Thus were they And divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar. And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar. Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, The fifth to Malchijah, the sixtli to Mijamin, The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, The ninth to Jeshuah, the tenth to Shecaniah, The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab, The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses, The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel, The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul, The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maazab. These were the orderings of them in their service, to come into the house of the LORD, ac The seventeenth to Joshbekashab. he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve: The eighteenth to Ha nani, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve: The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons and his brethren, cere twelve: The twebtieth to Eliathah, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve: The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons and his brethren, cert twelve: The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve: The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, Ae, his sons and his brethren, were twelve: The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve. COURSES OF THE David, and the captains of the | host, separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen, according to their service, was; Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph, under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king. Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD. Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth: All these were the sous of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. So the number of them, with their brethren that were incording to their manner, under structed in the songs of the LORD, Aaron their father, as the LORD even all that were cunning, was God of Israel had commanded two hundred fourscore and eight, him. And the rest of the sons of And they cast lots, ward against Levi were these: Of the sons of ward, as well the small as the Amram; Shubael: of the sons of great, the teacher as the scholar. Shubael; Jehdeiah. Concerning Now the first lot came forth for Rehabiah: of the sous of Rehabiah, Asaph to Joseph: the second to the first was Isshiah. Of the Izha- Gedaliah, who, with his brethren rites,Shelomoth: of the sons of She- and sons, were twelve: The third lomoth; Jahath. And the sons of to Zaccur, he, his sons and his Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariali brethren, were twelve: The fourth the second, Jahaziel the third, Je- to Izri, he, his sons and his brethkameam the fourth. Of the sons ren, were twelve: The filth to of Uzziel; Michal: of the sons of Nethaniah, he, his sons and his Michah; Shamir. The brother of brethren, were twelve: The sixth Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of to Bukkiah, he, his sons and his Isshiah; Zechariah. The sons of brethren, were twelve: The Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons sons of Jaaziah; Beno. The sons of and his brethren, were twelve: Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Sho-The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his ham, and Zaccur, and Ibri. Of sons and his brethren, were Mabli came Eleazar, who had no twelve: The ninth to Mattaniali, sons. Concerning Kish: the son of he, his sons and his brethren, were Kish was Jerahmeel. The sons twelve: The tenth to Shimei, he, also of Mushi; Mabli, and Eder, his sons and his brethren, were and Jerimoth. These were the sons twelve: The eleventh to Azareel, of the Levites, after the house of he, his sons and his brethren, were their fathers. These likewise cast twelve: The twelfth to Hashabiah, lots over against their brethrenthe he, his sous and his brethren, were 2 Chron. xxix, 12-15. Then the sons of Aaron, in the presence of twelve: The thirteenth to Shubael, Levites arose, Mahath the son of David the king, and Zadok, and he, his sons and his brethren, were Amasai, and Joel the son of AzaAhimelech, and the chief of the twelve: The fourteenth to Matti- riah, of the sons of the Kobathfathers of the priests and Levites, thiah, he, his sons and his breth-ites: and of the sons of Merari; even the principal fathers over ren, were twelve: The fifteenth to against their younger brethren. Jeremoth, he, his sons and his brethren, were twelve: The sixCOURSES OF THE SINGERS. teenth to Hananiah, he, his sons 1 Chron. xxv, 1-31. Moreover and his brethren, were twelve: 1 Chron. xxvi, 1-3, 6-9, 11, 21-25. Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. And the sons of Meshelemiah were Zechariah the first-born, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh. Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valour. The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, (whose brethren were strong men,) Elihu, and Semachiah. All these of the sons of Obed-edom: they, and their sons, and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obed-edom. And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen. Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen. As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jebieli. The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of Of the the house of the LORD. Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzziełites: And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures. And his brethren by Eliezer, Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son. Kish the son of Abdi, and Azarishi the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah: And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jelel: and of the sons | their possession among the chil of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah: And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel. And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves.... LEVITES HAD NO INHERITANCE. Num. xviii, 20. And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel. Dent. x, 9. Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him. Deut. xiv, 27. And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee. Deut. xviii, 1.2 The priests, the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance. There fore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them. Josh. xiii, 14, 33. Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them. But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them. Josh. xviii, 7. But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave them. Ezek. xliv. 28. And it shall be unto them for an inheritance; I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession. dren of Israel. But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession. Num. xxxv, 2-8. Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites, of the inheritance of their possession, cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them. And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts. And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about. And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities. And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the man-slayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities. So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs. And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth. Joshua xxi, 1 3. 41, 42. Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nnn, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel; And they spake unto them at Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded, by the hand of Moses, to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites, out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs. All the cities of the the children of Israel, were forty and eight cities with their suburbs. These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities. BUT HAD LANDS OF THEIR OWN. Lev. xxv, 32--34. Notwithstand-Levites, within the possession of Ing the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time. And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubilee: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are Gen. xlvii, 22, 26. Only the land of the priests bought he [Joseph] not: for the priests had a portion as signed them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them; wherefore they sold not their lands. And Josephi made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh's. Ezra vii, 24. Also we certify you, that, touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them. ALLUSIONS IN EZEKIEL. ye shall divide by lot the land for Ezek. xlv, 1-6. Moreover, when inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about. Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof. And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: aud in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place. The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary. And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers. And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel. Ezek. xlvili, 8-20. And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it. The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth. And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and |