Guiding Questions: Joshua 21

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This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

In what sequence were the Kohanic families given their “cities” and why would the distribution begin with Kehatites?
Why, according to Joshua 21:13, would descendants of Aharon receive a “refuge city”?
In this distribution, then, are the Levites and the Kohanim considered to be identical? (Note, it does not say Shevet Levi but rather, in Joshua 21:1, “Hal’viim.”)
Joshua 21:41 would seem to be a “summation.” Who/what is the “hero” in the final analysis? And, does this particular text take into account the cities/tenitories which were not conquered (as noted earlier in the conquest portion for the various groupings)?

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