And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
Mishal and Abdon were towns of the tribe of Asher that were set apart for the Levites. They belonged to the larger allotment of forty-eight Levitical cities distributed throughout the land. Levi received no separate tribal inheritance, so these cities were scattered among the other tribes to provide the Levites a place to dwell.
Mishal and Abdon were towns of the tribe of Asher that were set apart for the Levites. They belonged to the larger allotment of forty-eight Levitical cities distributed throughout the land. Levi received no separate tribal inheritance, so these cities were scattered among the other tribes to provide the Levites a place to dwell.