Under the Mosaic Law, the Levites did not receive an inheritance as the other tribes did.
فَتَحْتَ ٱلشَّرِيعَةِ ٱلْمُوسَوِيَّةِ ،‏ لَمْ يَحْصُلْ سِبْطُ لَاوِي عَلَى مِيرَاثٍ مِثْلَ بَاقِي ٱلْأَسْبَاطِ .‏