Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:
Refuge
Bible References
Appoint
Exodus 21:13
But if he didn’t intend any harm, and yet God caused it to happen by his hand, I will appoint a place for you where he may flee.
Numbers 35:6
“The cities you give the Levites will include six cities of refuge, which you must provide so that the one who kills someone may flee there; in addition to these, give 42 other cities.
Deuteronomy 4:41
Then Moses set apart three cities across the Jordan to the east.
Deuteronomy 19:2
you are to set apart three cities for yourselves within the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess.
Romans 8:1
Therefore, no condemnation now exists for those in Christ Jesus,
Hebrews 6:18
so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.
Refuge
Numbers 35:15
These six cities will serve as a refuge for the Israelites and for the foreigner or temporary resident among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there.