Numbers 35:7
So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.
Cross-references
Joshua 21:3–42
Prophetic fulfillment
Joshua 21:3-42 records the actual distribution of the 48 Levitical cities commanded here, fulfilling the divine instruction.
1 Chronicles 6:54–81
Historical context
1 Chronicles 6:54-81 repeats the list of Levitical cities from Joshua, confirming the allocation commanded in Numbers 35:7.