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1 Chronicles 6:71
The Gershomites received the following: From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands.
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records the final territorial allocations to the Levitical clans, specifically documenting the portion assigned to the Gershomites from the half-tribe of Manasseh.
The words — גּוֹלָ֥ן (go.Lan) identifies Golan, while חֲצִי (cha.Tzi) specifies the half-tribe, anchoring the distribution in a precise territorial division rather than a full tribal allotment.
The thread — This record runs parallel to Joshua 21:27 and fulfills the designation of Golan as a refuge city in Joshua 20:8 within the Bashan region formerly ruled by Og (Joshua 9:10).
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to track how the Chronicler systematically catalogs the fulfillment of earlier conquest narratives, mapping post-exilic administrative records onto established tribal boundaries.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:
Cross-references
- Joshua 21:27 This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands.
- Joshua 9:10 and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites beyond the Jordan—Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth.
- Joshua 20:8 And beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, they designated Bezer on the wilderness plateau from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.
- Deuteronomy 1:4 This was after he had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and then at Edrei had defeated Og king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth.
- Deuteronomy 4:43 Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.