What is it talking about in Joshua chapter 21?

Answer 1

In summary, these are the final instructions of the old leader Joshua to the nation of Israel before his imminent death. He covers various matters relating to their commitment to God and the future of the nation.

Joshua 24:14 Now therefore "FEAR the LORD," and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD. Should we fear God? see link on left 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. Do Humans have free will? see link on left. Who bought the sepulcher in Shechem from the sons of Hamor?

Jacob.

24:32 And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph. Abraham.

; Acts 7 : 16 : So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers, and were carried over into Shechem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Hamor.

Answer 2

ANSWER

Chapters 18 and 19 were about the specific land areas following the conquest of Canaan allocated for almost every tribe except the tribe of Levi, and Chapter 20 is about the designation of particular cities as "cities of refuge" :( these were particular cities within each tribal area you would flee to if you accidentally killed someone.)

Chapter 21 is about the allocation to the tribe of Levi of particular cities within each of the other tribal areas. The Levites were thus spread throughout all Israel as they were also priests to all of Israel.

Joshua 21:1-3 GNB The leaders of the Levite families went to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and to the heads of the families of all the tribes of Israel. (v.2) There at Shiloh in the land of Canaan they said to them, "The LORD commanded through Moses that we were to be given cities to live in, as well as pasture land around them for our livestock." (v.3) So in accordance with the LORD's command the people of Israel gave the Levites certain cities and pasture lands out of their own territories.