1 Chronicles 6:58

Study note

Setting — The narrator continues a genealogical record of land allocations to the descendants of Aaron. The text explicitly lists the towns of Hilez and Debir as portions granted to this priestly line.

The words — מִגְרָשֶׁיהָ (migreshéha) literally translates to "its pasture lands" and appears twice to designate the grazing territory attached to each city. The particle וְ/אֶת (ve./et) functions as a direct object marker that binds each town name to its assigned land.

The thread — This pairing of urban centers with surrounding grazing territory follows the broader Levitical distribution pattern recorded in Joshua 21. The cities of Debir and Hilez reappear in Joshua 10:38 and 12:13 as locations of military campaigns against Canaanite kings.

Why it lands — The text requires acknowledgment that priestly inheritance was structured around both residential and agricultural sustenance. Readers must trace how specific geographic names anchor the tribe's historical presence and legal claims in the land.

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