Deuteronomy 18:2
Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the Lord is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.
Cross-reference
In Deuteronomy 10:9, the same declaration appears: Levi has no inheritance because the LORD is his inheritance — a direct earlier parallel.
In Deuteronomy 12:12, the Levite is included in rejoicing precisely because he has no portion or inheritance — applying the principle to worship.
In Deuteronomy 14:27, the command not to neglect the Levite is grounded in his lack of inheritance — reinforcing the same status.
Psalm 16:5 declares the Lord as 'my chosen portion and my cup,' directly mirroring the Levitical concept of God as inheritance.
Psalm 73:26 says 'God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever,' explicitly repeating the inheritance theme.
Psalm 119:57 states 'The LORD is my portion,' a direct verbal parallel to the Levites' inheritance.
Lamentations 3:24 says 'The LORD is my portion,' directly echoing the Levitical declaration of God as inheritance.
In Numbers 18:20, God directly tells Aaron that the Levites have no land inheritance because He Himself is their portion — an almost identical statement.
In Numbers 26:62, the Levites are not given an inheritance among Israel, confirming the same prohibition as stated here.
In Joshua 13:14, the historical allocation confirms that Levi received no land; instead, the offerings by fire are their inheritance.
In Joshua 13:33, the same fact is repeated: Moses gave no inheritance to Levi because the LORD is their inheritance.
In Joshua 18:7, the Levites have no portion because the priesthood of the LORD is their heritage — a restatement of the same truth.
Ezekiel 44:28 echoes that the Lord is the Levites' inheritance, reinforcing their landless status — identical principle from the law.
In Leviticus 25:33, Levites are given houses in cities as possession, complementing their lack of tribal land inheritance — a practical outworking of the same principle.