inheritance god promised aaron the first kohen and his decendents several honourable duties and inheritances exodus god promised an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations numbers god promised i have given the levites they are given to aaron and to his sons from among the children of israel to do the service of the children of israel in the tent of meeting and to make atonement for the children of israel numbers the lord said unto aaron thou and thy sons and thy fathers house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood numbers god commanded aaron ye shall keep the charge of the holy things and the charge of the altar that there be wrath no more upon the children of israel numbers god promised thou shalt have no inheritance in their land neither shalt thou have any portion among them i am thy portion and thine inheritance among the children of israel deuteronomy god promised aaron wherefore levi hath no portion nor inheritance with his brethren the lord is his inheritance deuteronomy god promised the priests the levites even all the tribe of levi shall have no portion nor inheritance with israel they shall eat the offerings of the lord made by fire and his inheritance and they shall have no inheritance among their brethren the lord is their inheritance deuteronomy moses commanded the levites that bore the ark of the covenant of the lord saying take this book of the law and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of the lord your god that it may be there for a witness against thee enjoy fruitcake