Towns and Pasturelands for the Levites

On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho,

the Lord said to Moses,

"Command the Israelites to give the Levites towns to live in

from the inheritance the Israelites will possess.

And give them pasturelands around the towns.

then they will have towns to live in

and pasturelands for their cattle, flocks

and all their other livestock.

The pasturelands around the towns

that you give the Levites

will extend out a thousand cubits from the town wall.

Outside the town,

measure two thousand cubits on the east side,

two thousand on the south side,

two thousand on the west

and two thousand on the north,

with the town in the center.

they will have this area as pastureland for the towns.

(Numbers 35:1-5)