Deuteronomy 19:2 Cross References

Deuteronomy 19:2

2: Then you must set apart three cities of refuge in the land the LORD your God is giving you to occupy.

Exodus 21:13

  1. But if it is an accident and God allows it to happen, I will appoint a place where the slayer can run for safety.

Joshua 20:2

  1. "Now tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed Moses.
  2. Anyone who kills another person unintentionally can run to one of these cities and be protected from the relatives of the one who was killed, for the relatives may seek to avenge the killing.
  3. "Upon reaching one of these cities, the one who caused the accidental death will appear before the leaders at the city gate and explain what happened. They must allow the accused to enter the city and live there among them.
  4. If the relatives of the victim come to avenge the killing, the leaders must not release the accused to them, for the death was accidental.
  5. But the person who caused the death must stay in that city and be tried by the community and found innocent. Then the one declared innocent because the death was accidental must continue to live in that city until the death of the high priest who was in office at the time of the accident. After that, the one found innocent is free to return home."

Hebrews 6:18

  1. So God has given us both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can take new courage, for we can hold on to his promise with confidence.

Numbers 35:10

  1. "Say this to the people of Israel: `When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
  2. designate cities of refuge for people to flee to if they have killed someone accidentally.
  3. These cities will be places of protection from a dead person's relatives who want to avenge the death. The slayer must not be killed before being tried by the community.
  4. Designate six cities of refuge for yourselves,
  5. three on the east side of the Jordan River and three on the west in the land of Canaan.

Deuteronomy 4:41

  1. Then Moses set apart three cities of refuge east of the Jordan River,
  2. where anyone who had accidentally killed someone without having any previous hostility could flee for safety.
  3. These were the cities: Bezer on the wilderness plateau for the tribe of Reuben; Ramoth in Gilead for the tribe of Gad; Golan in Bashan for the tribe of Manasseh.
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