The towns for the Levites

In Numbers, chapter 35:1-8, once again before the battle, on the plains of Moab, Yahweh, via Moses told the Israelites what to do about the Levites.  Although the Levites would not get a portion of Canaan, they were to get special towns with pasture land around them.  There were explicit rules about the surrounding pasture lands.  The pasture lands of the towns would be 1,000 cubits all round.  A cubit is from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, approximately 18 inches or a foot and a half.  On each side of the town, east, west, north, and south, they would get 2,000 cubits, with the town in the middle.  Well, the Levites were not so bad off.  They received forty-eight towns including the six refugee towns, which will play an important role in Israelite history.  The larger tribes would give more towns than the smaller tribes.  However, the Levities would get some towns from each tribe in proportion to their inheritance.  Do you think that Levites or priests should get special towns or areas to live?

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