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Cities Of Refuge

Cities of Refuge [nave]

CITIES OF REFUGE
See: Refuge, Cities of.

CITIES OF REFUGE [smith]

six Levitical cities specially chosen for refuge to the involuntary homicide until released from banishment by the death of the high priest. (Numbers 35:6,13,15; Joshua 20:2,7,9) There were three on each side of Jordan.

KEDESH, in Naphtali. (1Â Chronicles 6:76)
SHECHEM, in Mount Ephraim. (Joshua 21:21; 1Â Chronicles 6:67; 2Â Chronicles 10:1)
HEBRON, in Judah. (Joshua 21:13; 2Â Samuel 5:5; 1Â Chronicles 6:55; 29:27; 2Â Chronicles 11:10)
On the east side of Jordan - BEZER IN THE WILDERNESS, in the tribe of Reuben, in the plains of Moab. (4:43; Joshua 20:8; 21:36) 1Macc. 5:26.
RAMOTH-GILEAD, in the tribe of Gad. (4:43; Joshua 21:38; 1Â Kings 22:3)
GOLAN, in Bashan, in the half-tribe of Manasseh. (4:43; Joshua 21:27; 1Â Chronicles 6:71)

CITIES OF REFUGE [isbe]

CITIES OF REFUGE - See REFUGE, CITIES OF.