'Refuge' in the Bible

You are to set aside six towns of refuge from the towns that you will be giving to the descendants of Levi, where someone who kills a human being may run for shelter. In addition, give them 42 other towns.

they are to designate some towns of refuge so that anyone who kills someone inadvertently may flee there.

They are to serve as cities of refuge from a blood avenger in order to keep the inadvertent killer from dying until he has stood trial in the presence of the community.

You are to set aside six towns of refuge.

Appoint three towns this side of the Jordan River and three towns in the land of Canaan to serve as the towns of refuge,

that is, places of refuge for the Israelis, the resident alien, and any travelers among them. Anyone who kills a person inadvertently may flee there."

The community is to release the inadvertent killer from the blood avenger and return him to the town of refuge where he had fled. He is to live there until the High Priest dies, who will have anointed him with holy oil.

But if the inadvertent killer leaves the town of refuge where he had fled

and the blood avenger finds him outside the town of refuge where he had fled and kills him, the blood avenger is not to be found guilty of murder.

The inadvertent killer is to live in the town of refuge until the High Priest dies. After the death of the High Priest, the inadvertent killer is to return to the land of his inheritance.

You are not to receive payment of a ransom for someone who had fled to a town of refuge but then left to live in his homeland before the death of the high priest.

"He will say, "Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge?

"Tell the people of Israel to set apart cities of refuge about which I spoke to you through Moses,

So they gave Hebron to the descendants of Aaron the priest to serve as a city of refuge for unintentional killers, along with its pasture lands, Libnah with its pasture lands,

Shechem was allocated to them as a city of refuge for unintentional killers, along with its pasture lands, in the mountainous region of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasture lands,

To the descendants of Gershon (one of the Levitical families) from the half-tribe of Manasseh were allocated Golan in Bashan as a city of refuge for unintentional killers, along with its pasture lands, and Beeshterah with its pasture lands, for a total of two cities.

From the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands were allocated as a city of refuge for the unintentional killer, Hammoth-dor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands, for a total of three cities.

From the tribe of Gad were allocated Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, to serve as a city of refuge for the unintentional killer, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,

May the LORD repay you for your work, and may a full reward be given you from the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge."

He is my God, my strong stone in him I will find my refuge my shield, the strength of my salvation, my high tower, my way of escape, and the one who is saving me. You will save me from violence.

They allotted these cities of refuge to the descendants of Aaron: Hebron, Libnah with its surrounding suburbs, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its surrounding suburbs,

They were given these cities of refuge: Shechem with its surrounding suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its surrounding suburbs,

Later I visited Delaiah's son Shemaiah, a grandson of Mehetabel, who was confined at home. He kept urging me, "Let's meet together at the house of God, within the Temple, and take refuge there, because they're coming to kill you. In fact, they're coming at night to kill you!"

Kiss the son before he becomes angry, and you die where you stand. Indeed, his wrath can flare up quickly. How blessed are those who take refuge in him. A Davidic Psalm, when he fled from his son Absalom.

Let all those who take refuge in you rejoice! Let them shout for joy forever, and may you protect them. Let those who love your name exult in you.

LORD, my God, I seek refuge in you. Deliver me from those who persecute me! Rescue me!

The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of distress.

I take refuge in the LORD. So how can you say to me, "Flee like a bird to the mountains."?

You would frustrate the plans of the oppressed, but the LORD is their refuge.

Keep me safe, God, for I take refuge in you.

Show forth your gracious love, save those who take refuge in you from those who rebel against your sovereign power.

The LORD is my rock, my fortress, my deliverer, my God, my stronghold in whom I take refuge, my shield, the glory of my salvation, and my high tower."

As for God, his way is upright; the word of God is pure; he is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

Preserve my life and deliver me; do not let me be ashamed, because I take refuge in you.

The LORD is the strength of his people; he is a refuge of deliverance for his anointed.

In you, LORD, I have taken refuge. Let me never be ashamed. Because you are righteous, deliver me!

How great is your goodness that you have reserved for those who fear you, that you have set in place for those who take refuge in you, in the presence of the children of men.

How precious is your gracious love, God! The children of men take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

The LORD helps and delivers them; he will deliver them from the wicked, and he will save them because they have sought refuge in him. A Davidic Psalm: As a Reminder.

God is our refuge and strength, a great help in times of distress.

The LORD of the heavenly armies is with us; our refuge is the God of Jacob. Interlude

The LORD of the heavenly armies is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Interlude To the Director: A song by the Sons of Korah.

Within her citadels God is known as a place of refuge.

Have mercy on me, God, have mercy, for in you I have placed my trust. Even in the shadow of your wings will I find my refuge until this calamity passes.

But I will sing of your power and in the morning I will shout for joy about your gracious love. For you have been a fortress for me; and a refuge when I am distressed.

For you have been a refuge for me, a tower of strength before the enemy.

I rely on God who is my deliverance and my glory; he is my strong rock, and my refuge is in God.

People, in every situation put your trust in God; pour out your heart before him; for God is a refuge for us. Interlude

The righteous rejoiced in the LORD, because they had fled to him for refuge. Let all the upright in heart exult. To the Director: A song. Lyrics by David.

In you, LORD, I take refuge; let me never be humiliated.

Be my sheltering refuge where I may go continuously; command my deliverance for you are my rock and fortress.

I have become an example to many that you are my strong refuge.

As for me, how good for me it is that God is near! I have made the Lord GOD my refuge so I can tell about all your deeds. An instruction of Asaph

Lord, you've been our refuge from generation to generation.

will say to the LORD, "You are my refuge, my fortress, and my God in whom I trust!"

"LORD, you are my refuge!" Because you chose the Most High as your dwelling place,

But the LORD is my stronghold, and my God, the rock, is my refuge.

The high mountains are for wild goats; the cliffs are a refuge for the rock badger.

I look to my right and observe no one is concerned about me. There is nowhere I can go for refuge, and no one cares for me.

So I cry to you, Lord, declaring, "You are my refuge, my only possession while I am on this earth."

Deliver me from my enemies, LORD. I have taken refuge in you.

he is my gracious love and my fortress, my strong tower and my deliverer, my shield and the one in whom I find refuge, who subdues nations under me.

Rock-solid security is found in the fear of the LORD, and within it one's children find refuge.

Those who are prudent see danger and take refuge, but the naive continue on and suffer the consequences.

Everything God says is pure; he is a shield for those who take refuge in him.

and also to serve as a refuge and shelter from storms and rain."

How will they answer the messengers of the nation? "The LORD has founded Zion, and in it the afflicted among his people will find refuge."

Because you said: "We have entered into a covenant with death, and we have an agreement with Sheol, so when the overwhelming scourge makes its choice, it cannot reach us, since we have made lies our refuge and have concealed ourselves inside falsehood,'

And I will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plumb line; hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and floods will overflow your hiding place.

They set out to go down to Egypt, without asking my advice; taking refuge in Pharaoh's protection, and seeking shelter in Egypt's shadow.

this is the one who will live on the heights; his refuge will be a mountain fortress. His food will be supplied, and his water will be guaranteed.

When you cry out, let your collection deliver you! The wind will carry them all off, and a mere breath will sweep them all away." "But whoever takes refuge in me will possess the land, and will inherit my holy mountain.

"I'll make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a refuge for jackals. I'll make the towns of Judah desolate, without inhabitants."

The sound of a report, it's coming now! There is a great commotion from a land in the north to make the towns of Judah desolate, a refuge for jackals."

LORD, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in a time of difficulty, to you the nations will come, and from the ends of the earth they'll say, "Surely our ancestors inherited deception, things that are worthless, and in which there is no profit."

Don't be a terror to me. You are my refuge in a day of trouble.

Babylon will become a heap of ruins, a refuge for jackals, a desolate place and an object of scorn.

"Tell them this: "This is what the Lord GOD says: "As certainly as I'm alive and living, those who live in the wastelands are certain to die violently, I'll give those who die in the open fields to the wild animals for food, and whoever takes refuge in caves and fortified places will die of diseases.

"The LORD will roar from Zion, and shout from Jerusalem. The heavens and the earth will shake, but the LORD will be the refuge of his people, and the strength of the people of Israel."

The LORD is good a refuge in troubled times. He knows those who are confiding in him.