Numbers 35:14 Cross References

Numbers 35:14

14: three on the east side of the Jordan River and three on the west in the land of Canaan.

Deuteronomy 19:8

  1. "If the LORD your God enlarges your territory, as he solemnly promised your ancestors, and gives you all the land he promised them,
  2. you must designate three additional cities of refuge. (He will give you this land if you obey all the commands I have given you--if you always love the LORD your God and walk in his ways.)
  3. That way you will prevent the death of innocent people in the land the LORD your God is giving you as a special possession, and you will not be held responsible for murder.

Joshua 20:7

  1. The following cities were designated as cities of refuge: Kedesh of 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.
  2. On the east side of the Jordan River, across from Jericho, the following cities were designated as cities of refuge: Bezer, in the wilderness plain of the tribe of Reuben; Ramoth in Gilead, in the territory of the tribe of Gad; and Golan in Bashan, in the land of the tribe of Manasseh.
  3. These cities were set apart for Israelites as well as the foreigners living among them. Anyone who accidentally killed another person could take refuge in one of these cities. In this way, they could escape being killed in revenge prior to standing trial before the community.

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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