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13 Towns Allotted to Gershonites in Issachar, Naphtali, etc Joshua 21

Joshua 21:6 and 28-33
The descendants of Gershon were allotted thirteen towns from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. ... The Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: from the half-tribe of Manasseh,

Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one accused of murder)
and Be Eshterah, together with their pasturelands - two towns; 
from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion,
Daberath, 
Jarmuth
and En Gannim, together with their pasturelands--four towns; 
 from the tribe of Asher, Mishal,
Abdon, 
Helkath
and Rehob, together with their pasturelands--four towns; 
from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one accused of murder),
Hammoth Dor
and Kartan, together with their pasturelands - three towns. 

The total number of towns of the Gershonite clans came to thirteen, together with their pasturelands. 

22 Towns in the territory of Asher as listed in Joshua 19


Joshua 19:24-31
The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher according to its clans. Their territory included:

Helkath,
Hali,
Beten,
Akshaph,
Allammelek,
Amad
and Mishal.

On the west the boundary touched Carmel and Shihor Libnath. It then turned east towards

Beth Dagon,

touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah El, and went north to

Beth Emek
and Neiel,
passing Kabul on the left.
It went to Abdon,
Rehob,
Hammon
and Kanah,
as far as Greater Sidon.
The boundary then turned back towards Ramah 
and went to the fortified city of Tyre,
turned towards Hosah
and came out at the Mediterranean Sea in the region of Akzib,
Ummah,
Aphek

and Rehob. There were twenty-two towns and their villages. These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Asher, according to its clans.