The Levitical towns - regional maps

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The Levitical towns - Regional maps

The overall tribal distribution
The town distribution in Joshua
The town distribution in 1 Chronicles
Overview of differences between the two distributions

This page shows maps of the approximate locations of the towns apportioned to the Levites. It should be remembered that not all of the towns can be definitely matched with modern locations. However, the broad picture presented should be reasonably accurate. It is clear that the distribution is not uniform over the whole of the claimed territory. The transJordan Leveitical towns are reasonably well scattered. However, the towns west of the Jordan are in two main clusters - the southern highland belt, and along the Jezreel valley. This reflects the overall pattern of population at this time.

Also clear is the location of the two main areas where the Israelites failed in their original intentions as regards securing the land. The coastal plain area associated with the Philistine occupation could not be secured by the Danites. Part of this area was subsequently occupied by Ephraim. In turn, the Ephraimites could not take Taanach and Gath-rimmon, and so supplied towns a little further south of this. This is further discussed in the Comments page in this collection.

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