Joshua 20:8
The Scripture
(8) 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 the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Joshua 20 records the Lord's command to appoint cities of refuge for anyone who kills another unintentionally, so the manslayer can flee from the avenger of blood. The chapter names the six designated cities-Kedesh, Shechem, and Hebron west of the Jordan, and Bezer, Ramoth, and Golan to the east. They were set apart for all Israelites and for foreigners living among them, so that an accidental killer could find refuge until he stood trial before the congregation.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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