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
The cities will be to you a refuge from a redeemer, so that the killer will not die until he stands before the community for judgment.
Deuteronomy 19:6
[He does this] lest the avenger of blood might pursue after the killer, because {he is hot with anger} and he overtakes him, because it is a long distance [to the city of refuge], and [so] {he kills him}, but {he did not deserve a death sentence}, because he [was] not hating him {before}.
Joshua 20:3
Anyone who kills a person by accident or unintentionally may flee there; they will be for yourselves a refuge from the avenger of blood.