Numbers 35:14
“You must give three towns on this side of the Jordan, and you must give three towns in the land of Canaan; they must be towns of refuge.
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- Deut 4:41-43 : 41 The Narrative Concerning Cities of Refuge Then Moses selected three cities in the Transjordan, toward the east. 42 Anyone who accidentally killed someone without hating him at the time of the accident could flee to one of those cities and be safe. 43 These cities are Bezer, in the wilderness plateau, for the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan for the Manassehites.
- Deut 19:8-9 : 8 If the LORD your God enlarges your borders as he promised your ancestors and gives you all the land he pledged to them, 9 and then you are careful to observe all these commandments I am giving you today(namely, to love the LORD your God and to always walk in his ways), then you must add three more cities to these three. 10 You must not shed innocent blood in your land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, for that would make you guilty.
- Josh 20:7-9 : 7 So they selected Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba(that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah. 8 Beyond the Jordan east of Jericho they selected Bezer in the wilderness on the plain belonging to the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan belonging to the tribe of Manasseh. 9 These were the cities of refuge appointed for all the Israelites and for resident foreigners living among them. Anyone who accidentally killed someone could escape there and not be executed by the avenger of blood, at least until his case was reviewed by the assembly.
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- Num 35:1-1313 verses92%
1 The Levitical Cities Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the rift valley plains of Moab along the Jordan near Jericho. He said:
2 “Instruct the Israelites to give the Levites towns to live in from the inheritance the Israelites will possess. You must also give the Levites grazing land around the towns.
3 Thus they will have towns in which to live, and their grazing lands will be for their cattle, for their possessions, and for all their animals.
4 The grazing lands around the towns that you will give to the Levites must extend to a distance of 500 yards from the town wall.
5 “You must measure from outside the wall of the town on the east 1,000 yards, and on the south side 1,000 yards, and on the west side 1,000 yards, and on the north side 1,000 yards, with the town in the middle. This territory must belong to them as grazing land for the towns.
6 Now from these towns that you will give to the Levites you must select six towns of refuge to which a person who has killed someone may flee. And you must give them forty-two other towns.
7 “So the total of the towns you will give the Levites is forty-eight. You must give these together with their grazing lands.
8 The towns you will give must be from the possession of the Israelites. From the larger tribes you must give more; and from the smaller tribes fewer. Each must contribute some of its own towns to the Levites in proportion to the inheritance allocated to each.
9 The Cities of Refuge Then the LORD spoke to Moses:
10 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them,‘When you cross over the Jordan River into the land of Canaan,
11 you must then designate some towns as towns of refuge for you, to which a person who has killed someone unintentionally may flee.
12 And they must stand as your towns of refuge from the avenger in order that the killer may not die until he has stood trial before the community.
13 These towns that you must give shall be your six towns for refuge.
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15 These six towns will be places of refuge for the Israelites, and for the resident foreigner, and for the settler among them, so that anyone who kills any person accidentally may flee there.
- Deut 19:2-32 verses80%
2 you must set apart for yourselves three cities in the middle of your land that the LORD your God is giving you as a possession.
3 You shall build a roadway and divide into thirds the whole extent of your land that the LORD your God is providing as your inheritance; anyone who kills another person should flee to the closest of these cities.
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7 Therefore, I am commanding you to set apart for yourselves three cities.
- Josh 20:2-43 verses78%
2 “Have the Israelites select the cities of refuge that I told you about through Moses.
3 Anyone who accidentally kills someone can escape there; these cities will be a place of asylum from the avenger of blood.
4 The one who committed manslaughter should escape to one of these cities, stand at the entrance of the city gate, and present his case to the leaders of that city. They should then bring him into the city, give him a place to stay, and let him live there.
- Josh 21:31-333 verses76%
31 Helkath, and Rehob, along with the grazing areas of each– a total of four cities;
32 from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee(a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, along with the grazing areas of each– a total of three cities.
33 The Gershonite clans received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.
- Deut 4:41-433 verses76%
41 The Narrative Concerning Cities of Refuge Then Moses selected three cities in the Transjordan, toward the east.
42 Anyone who accidentally killed someone without hating him at the time of the accident could flee to one of those cities and be safe.
43 These cities are Bezer, in the wilderness plateau, for the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan for the Manassehites.
- Josh 20:7-93 verses75%
7 So they selected Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba(that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
8 Beyond the Jordan east of Jericho they selected Bezer in the wilderness on the plain belonging to the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan belonging to the tribe of Manasseh.
9 These were the cities of refuge appointed for all the Israelites and for resident foreigners living among them. Anyone who accidentally killed someone could escape there and not be executed by the avenger of blood, at least until his case was reviewed by the assembly.
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27 They assigned to the Gershonite clans of the Levites the following cities: from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan(a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) and Beeshtarah, along with the grazing areas of each– a total of two cities;
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67 They were allotted as cities of refuge Shechem and its pasturelands(in the hill country of Ephraim), Gezer and its pasturelands,
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21 They assigned them Shechem(a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer,
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13 So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they assigned Hebron(a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Libnah,
- Deut 19:9-102 verses72%
9 and then you are careful to observe all these commandments I am giving you today(namely, to love the LORD your God and to always walk in his ways), then you must add three more cities to these three.
10 You must not shed innocent blood in your land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, for that would make you guilty.
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57 The descendants of Aaron were also allotted as cities of refuge Hebron, Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands,
- Num 35:25-295 verses71%
25 The community must deliver the slayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the community must restore him to the town of refuge to which he fled, and he must live there until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the consecrated oil.
26 But if the slayer at any time goes outside the boundary of the town to which he had fled,
27 and the avenger of blood finds him outside the borders of the town of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the slayer, he will not be guilty of blood,
28 because the slayer should have stayed in his town of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest, the slayer may return to the land of his possessions.
29 So these things must be a statutory ordinance for you throughout your generations, in all the places where you live.
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3 So the Israelites assigned these cities and their grazing areas to the Levites from their own holdings, as the LORD had instructed.
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32 And you must not accept a ransom for anyone who has fled to a town of refuge, to allow him to return home and live on his own land before the death of the high priest.
- Josh 21:37-393 verses70%
37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath, along with the grazing areas of each– a total of four cities;
38 from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead(a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Mahanaim,
39 Heshbon, and Jazer, along with the grazing areas of each– a total of four cities.
- Josh 14:3-42 verses70%
3 Now Moses had assigned land to the two and a half tribes east of the Jordan, but he assigned no land to the Levites.
4 The descendants of Joseph were considered as two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites were allotted no territory, though they were assigned cities in which to live, along with the grazing areas for their cattle and possessions.
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64 So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.
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16 Appointed Officials The LORD said to Moses: