Some of the towns have already been mentioned in the narrative of Joshua (e.g., Libnah, Joshua 10:29–31). One should note that the Aaronic priests received their allotment in the south, thus being strategically placed to serve in the temple for when it would be constructed in the days of Solomon.1
11 They gave them Kiriath-arba (Arba being the father of Anak), that is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with the pasturelands around it.