3. So the People of Israel, out of their own inheritance, gave the Levites, just as God commanded, the following cities and pastures:
6. The Gershonites received by lot thirteen cities from the families of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7. The families of the Merarites received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
8. So the People of Israel gave these cities with their pastures to the Levites just as God had ordered through Moses, that is, by lot.
19. The total for the cities and pastures for the priests descended from Aaron came to thirteen.