Numbers 35:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.

Six cities for refuge

General references

Deuteronomy 4:41

Bible References

Six cities for refuge

These towns that you must give shall be your six towns for refuge.

Then Moses selected three cities in the Transjordan, toward the east.

"Have the Israelites select the cities of refuge that I told you about through Moses.

So the Israelites assigned these cities and their grazing areas to the Levites from their own holdings, as the Lord had instructed.

Consequently the Lord provides safety for the oppressed; he provides safety in times of trouble.

God delivers me and exalts me; God is my strong protector and my shelter.

Look to the right and see! No one cares about me. I have nowhere to run; no one is concerned about my life.

By day it will be a shelter to provide shade from the heat, as well as safety and protection from the heavy downpour.

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.

General references

Then Moses selected three cities in the Transjordan, toward the east.