BRAGADAYJAH
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The
Cities of Refuge
The
Lord commanded that among the forty eight cities which He had commanded to give
unto the Levites, were to be included six cities of refuge. These were places specifically
set aside for the man slayer who had accidentally killed a man. All the cities assigned to the Levites were
forty eight; but these six cities were cities of refuge to which a man may seek
refuge if he accidentally killed someone.
Further
the Lord instructed Moses to command the children of Israel that when they took
possession of the promised land, they should designate cities of refuge for the
mans layer to flee to in case he unintentionally killed a man.
These
cities of refuge were to be cities of refuge from the avenger of death that the
man slayer could not be killed while he was in the city of refuge until he had
an opportunity of standing before the congregation in judgment.
Of
the six cities given for refuge, the Lord commanded that three be on one side
of the Jordan and three on the other side.
And these six cities of refuge were to provide refuge from the avenger
of death, to the Israelites, the stranger, and the sojourner among them; for
everyone that kills accidentally could take refuge there.
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