Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:
General references
Bible References
General references
Deuteronomy 19:1
When Jehovah your God destroys all the nations that are living in the land that he gives you. you will force them out and live in their cities and houses.
Numbers 35:6
Six of the cities you give the Levites will be cities of refuge. You must allow murderers to escape to these cities. In addition, you must also give the Levites forty-two other cities.
Hebrews 6:18
God did this to offer encouragement so we may rely on the hope offered to us. We have taken refuge in that hope and it is impossible for God to lie. These two things can never be changed.