Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,
General references
Bible References
General references
Numbers 35:11
Then let certain towns be marked out as safe places to which anyone who takes the life of another in error may go in flight.
Exodus 21:13
But if he had no evil purpose against him, and God gave him into his hand, I will give you a place to which he may go in flight.
Deuteronomy 19:5
For example, if a man goes into the woods with his neighbour for the purpose of cutting down trees, and when he takes his axe to give a blow to the tree, the head of the axe comes off, and falling on to his neighbour gives him a wound causing his death; then the man may go in flight to one of these towns and be safe:
Joshua 20:3
So that any man who in error and without design has taken the life of another, may go in flight to them: and they will be safe places for you from him who has the right of punishment for blood.