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Joshua 21:1 Meaning & Commentary – Leaders of Israel

Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of…

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Joshua 20:9 Meaning & Commentary – Cities of Refuge

These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and…

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Joshua 20:8 Meaning & Commentary – Cities of Refuge

And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of…

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Joshua 20:7 Meaning & Commentary – Designating Cities of Refuge

And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.

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Joshua 20:6 Meaning & Commentary – Until He Stands Before the Congregation

And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then…

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Joshua 20:5 Meaning & Commentary – Refuge and Justice

And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not…

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Joshua 20:4 Meaning & Commentary – Flee to the City of Refuge

And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears…

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Joshua 20:3 Meaning & Commentary – Refuge for the Slayer

That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

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Joshua 20:2 Meaning & Commentary – Set Up Cities of Refuge

Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:

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Joshua 20:1 Meaning & Commentary – Cities of Refuge

The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,