Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.
Ye shall appoint
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Bible References
Ye shall appoint
Numbers 35:6
[Among] the cities which you give to the Levites shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall provide for the one who commits manslaughter to flee to; and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities [to the Levites].
Joshua 20:2
“Speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘Designate the cities of refuge (asylum), of which I spoke to you through Moses,
Unawares
Numbers 35:22
‘But if he pushed the victim suddenly, not in enmity, or threw anything at him without malicious intent,
Exodus 21:13
However, if he did not lie in wait [for him], but God allowed him to fall into his hand, then I will establish for you a place to which he may escape [for protection until duly tried].
Deuteronomy 4:42
so that someone who committed manslaughter could flee there, [that is, a person] who killed his neighbor unintentionally and without previously having hostility toward him, and that by escaping to one of these cities he might [claim the right of asylum and] save his life:
Deuteronomy 19:4
“Now this is the case of the offender (manslayer) who may escape there and live [protected from vengeance]: when he kills his neighbor unintentionally, not having hated him previously—
General references
Numbers 35:22
‘But if he pushed the victim suddenly, not in enmity, or threw anything at him without malicious intent,
Deuteronomy 4:42
so that someone who committed manslaughter could flee there, [that is, a person] who killed his neighbor unintentionally and without previously having hostility toward him, and that by escaping to one of these cities he might [claim the right of asylum and] save his life: