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

There will be six cities you select as places of refuge.

Moses set aside three cities on the east side of the Jordan.

Speak to the children of Israel and say: Designate cities of refuge just as Moses directed.

So in accordance with Jehovah's command the people of Israel gave the Levites cities and pasturelands out of their own territories.

Jehovah is a refuge for the oppressed, a place of safety in times of trouble.

My salvation and my glory depend on God. God is the rock of my strength, my refuge.

Look to my right and see that no one notices me. Escape is impossible for me. No one cares about me.

There will be a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and refuge and protection from the storm and the rain.

Come unto me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

God did this to offer encouragement so we may rely on the hope offered to us. We have taken refuge in that hope and it is impossible for God to lie. These two things can never be changed.

General references

Moses set aside three cities on the east side of the Jordan.