Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
General references
Bible References
General references
Numbers 35:12
You will have the cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the one who kills someone will not die until he stands trial before the assembly.
Deuteronomy 19:6
Otherwise, the avenger of blood in the heat of his anger might pursue the one who committed manslaughter, overtake him because the distance is great, and strike him dead. Yet he did not deserve to die, since he did not previously hate his neighbor.
Joshua 20:3
so that a person who kills someone unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood.