Six Cities of Refuge
1 Then the LORD said to Joshua, 2 "Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses, 3 so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood. 4 When someone flees to one of these cities, stands at the entrance of the city gate, and states his case before its elders, they are to bring him into the city and give him a place to live among them.
5 Now if the avenger of blood pursues him, they must not surrender the manslayer into his hand, because that man killed his neighbor accidentally without prior malice. 6 He is to stay in that city until he stands trial before the assembly and until the death of the high priest serving at that time. Then the manslayer may return to his own home in the city from which he fled."
7 So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
8 And beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, they designated Bezer on the wilderness plateau from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.
9 These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.
Joshua
יְהוֹשֻׁעַyəhoshuaἸησοῦIēsoû
Joshua, son of Nun and assistant to Moses, succeeded him in leadership, led Israel across the Jordan, conquered Jericho, and divided the land of Canaan among the tribes (Joshua 1:1).
Significado: “The LORD is salvation”
Moses
מֹשֶׁ֔הmoshehΜωϋσῆςMōüsē͂s
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Significado: “Drawn out of the water”
Galilee
Hoje: Galilee (Northern Israel)
גָּלִילgalilΓαλιλαίαGalilaia
Galilee is the land of Nazareth and Cana, from where Jesus came to be baptized by John in the Jordan and from where crowds and women followed him (Mark 1:9).
32,76° N, 35,53° L
Citado em 78 versículos
Shechem
Hoje: Tell Balata (Nablus)
שְׁכֶםshekhemΣυχέμSuchem
Shechem is a city in the hill country of Ephraim where Joshua made a covenant with the people, the citizens turned against Abimelech, and Israel gathered to make Rehoboam king (Joshua 24:25).
32,21° N, 35,28° L
Citado em 45 versículosTb.: Sichem, Sychem
Hebron
Hoje: Hebron (Al-Khalil)
חֶבְרוֹןchevron
Hebron is the city of Judah where David settled with his men, had sons, and was anointed king over Israel; nearby, Abraham lived and buried Sarah. Joshua gave Hebron to Caleb (1 Chronicles 11:3).
31,53° N, 35,10° L
Citado em 62 versículosTb.: Kiriath-arba, Kirjath-arba
Hebron
Hoje: Hebron (Al-Khalil)
חֶבְרוֹןchevron
Hebron is the city of Judah where David settled with his men, had sons, and was anointed king over Israel; nearby, Abraham lived and buried Sarah. Joshua gave Hebron to Caleb (1 Chronicles 11:3).
31,53° N, 35,10° L
Citado em 62 versículosTb.: Kiriath-arba, Kirjath-arba
יַרְדֵּןyardenἸορδάνηςIordanēs
The Jordan is the river in the middle of which Joshua set up twelve stones, where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant had stood. The boundary of the land went down along the river to the Salt Sea (Joshua 4:9).
31,76° N, 35,56° L
Citado em 202 versículos
Jericho
Hoje: Tell es-Sultan (Jericho)
יְרִיחוֹyerichoἹεριχώHierichō
Jericho is the city opposite which Israel crossed the Jordan and which was set apart for destruction, with Rahab and those in her house spared. Hiel of Bethel rebuilt it in Ahab’s time (Joshua 6:17).
31,87° N, 35,44° L
Citado em 63 versículos
Ramoth
Hoje: Tall er Rumeith
רָאמוֹתramot
Ramoth was a city in Gilead, for the Gadites, and one of three Moses set aside east of the Jordan for anyone who killed someone unintentionally; the others were Bezer and Golan (Deuteronomy 4:43).
32,50° N, 36,01° L
Citado em 4 versículos
Gilead
Hoje: Tell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh
גִּלְעָדgilad
Gilead is the land Moses gave to Machir of Manasseh and where Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had their own land. Jair, who led Israel, and Elijah came from there (Numbers 32:40).
32,19° N, 35,69° L
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Golan
Hoje: Saham al Jawlan
גּוֹלָןgolan
Golan was a city of refuge in Bashan, in the tribe of Manasseh, east of the Jordan, where anyone who killed a person unintentionally could flee; it was given to the Gershonite Levites (Joshua 21:27).
32,78° N, 35,93° L
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Bashan
Hoje: Saham al Jawlan
בָּשָׁןbashan
Bashan is the land of the kingdom of Og, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei and was defeated by Moses. It was allotted to the tribe of Manasseh, and in it was Golan, a city of refuge (Joshua 13:12).
32,78° N, 35,93° L
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