Bible Cross References
separate three cities
Deuteronomy 4:41-43
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Then Moses set aside three cities east of the Jordan River
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to which a man could escape and be safe if he had accidentally killed someone who had not been his enemy. He could escape to one of these cities and not be put to death.
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For the tribe of Reuben there was the city of Bezer, on the desert plateau; for the tribe of Gad there was Ramoth, in the territory of Gilead; and for the tribe of Manasseh there was Golan, in the territory of Bashan.
Exodus 21:13
But if it was an accident and he did not mean to kill him, he can escape to a place which I will choose for you, and there he will be safe.
Numbers 35:10-15
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to say to the people of Israel: "When you cross the Jordan River and enter the land of Canaan,
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you are to choose cities of refuge to which any of you can escape if you kill someone accidentally.
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There you will be safe from the dead person's relative who seeks revenge. No one accused of manslaughter is to be put to death without a public trial.
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Choose six cities,
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three east of the Jordan and three in the land of Canaan.
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These will serve as cities of refuge for Israelites and for foreigners who are temporary or permanent residents. Anyone who kills someone accidentally can escape to one of them.
Joshua 20:2-7
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to say to the people of Israel, "Choose the cities of refuge that I had Moses tell you about.
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If any of you accidentally kills someone, you can go there and escape the one who is looking for revenge.
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You can run away to one of these cities, go to the place of judgment at the entrance to the city, and explain to the leaders what happened. Then they will let you into the city and give you a place to live in, so that you can stay there.
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If the one looking for revenge follows you there, the people of the city must not hand you over to that one. They must protect you because you killed the person accidentally and not out of anger.
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You may stay in the city until you have received a public trial and until the death of the man who is then the High Priest. Then you may go back home to your own town, from which you had run away."
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So, on the west side of the Jordan they set aside Kedesh in Galilee, in the hill country of Naphtali; Shechem, in the hill country of Ephraim; and Hebron, in the hill country of Judah.
Hebrews 6:18
There are these two things, then, that cannot change and about which God cannot lie. So we who have found safety with him are greatly encouraged to hold firmly to the hope placed before us.