The non-priestly Kohathites had been diminished by the destruction of Korah and his company (Numbers 16). On comparing Numbers 26:57 an…

The order of the distribution—namely, (1) to priests, (2) to Kohathites, (3) to Gershonites, (4) to Merarites—is in strict agreement with the order…

And the rest of the children of Kohath Which did not descend from him in the line of Amram and Aaron, but of Izhar, Hebro…

The Levites waited until the other tribes were provided for, before they presented their claim to Joshua. They build their claim upon a very good f…