Deuteronomy 19:6

Since hile the distance may be great, the angry avenger may overtake the killer he is pursuing and kill him, in which case there will be no justice in his death, because he did not hate his friend previously.

Numbers 35:12

They are to serve as cities of refuge from a blood avenger in order to keep the inadvertent killer from dying until he has stood trial in the presence of the community.

Deuteronomy 21:22

"If a man is guilty of a capital offense, is executed, and then is impaled on a tree,

Joshua 20:5

Now if the closely related avenger pursues him, then they are not to hand the killer over to him, because he killed his neighbor without premeditation and without hating him beforehand.

2 Samuel 14:7

Now please pay attention closely! My whole family is attacking your humble servant! They're saying, "Turn over the one who attacked his brother and we'll put him to death in retribution for his brother, whose life he took. That way, we'll kill the heir also!' They're going to extinguish the only light left in my family, leaving my late husband neither an ongoing name nor a survivor on the face of the earth!"

Jeremiah 26:15-16

But know for certain that if you kill me, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves and on this city and its residents because the LORD really did send me to you to say all these things for you to hear."

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.

In time past

General references

Bible References

The avenger

Numbers 35:12
They are to serve as cities of refuge from a blood avenger in order to keep the inadvertent killer from dying until he has stood trial in the presence of the community.
Joshua 20:5
Now if the closely related avenger pursues him, then they are not to hand the killer over to him, because he killed his neighbor without premeditation and without hating him beforehand.
2 Samuel 14:7
Now please pay attention closely! My whole family is attacking your humble servant! They're saying, "Turn over the one who attacked his brother and we'll put him to death in retribution for his brother, whose life he took. That way, we'll kill the heir also!' They're going to extinguish the only light left in my family, leaving my late husband neither an ongoing name nor a survivor on the face of the earth!"

Not worthy

Deuteronomy 21:22
"If a man is guilty of a capital offense, is executed, and then is impaled on a tree,
Jeremiah 26:15
But know for certain that if you kill me, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves and on this city and its residents because the LORD really did send me to you to say all these things for you to hear."

In time past

Deuteronomy 19:4
"Now this is the situation for any killer who flees there to live: suppose he strikes his friend unwittingly, not having hated him previously.

General references

Numbers 35:19
The blood avenger himself is to execute the murderer. When he meets him, the blood avenger is to put him to death.

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