Joshua 20:6; Numbers 35:12
The sense is: Inasmuch as to take another man’s life by any means whatsoever is murder, and exposes the murderer to the penalty of retaliation; so,...
Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the (h) revenger of blood according to these judgments: (h) That is, his next kinsman.
Conditions Limiting the Privilege of Sanctuary. Anciently the holiness of a sanctuary extended to all who came in contact with it, so that the righ...
DISCOURSE: 184 THE CITIES OF REFUGE Numbers 35:24-28 . The congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood, according to t...
Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait, But if he thrust him suddenly without e...
The Levitical Cities. The Cities of Refugie 1-8. The Levitical Cities. The tribe of Levi received no part of the land of Canaan as their inherita...
THE CITIES OF REFUGE Numbers 35:1-34 ; Numbers 36:1-13 1. THE INHERITANCE OF THE LEVITES The order relating to the Levitical cities may be...
the Penalty for the Murderer Numbers 35:16-34 For murder the penalty was death, Numbers 35:30-31 ; but for accidental homicide there was freed...
It will be remembered that the Levites were not permitted to hold, any inheritance in the land. Jehovah was the portion of their inheritance. Provisi...
As one and the same subject is continued through these verses, I have not interrupted the Reader in its perusal, until he hath arrived at the close o...
Then the congregation ,.... That is, the court of judicature, assembled together to hear and try this cause: shall judge between the slayer and th...
CITIES GIVEN TO THE LEVITES (vs.1-8) The Levites had no tribal possession, but were to be scattered among the tribes so as to serve and teach the...
The Cities of Refuge. B. C. 1452. 9...
If the man-slayer flee to the city of refuge.
Further Examples. Numbers 35:20-21 “ And if he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him, lying in wait, so that he died, or in enmity smote him...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES This chapter contains directions for the appointment of (1) cities for the Levites to dwell in; and (2) cities of r...
Numbers 35:4 . A thousand cubits on the east side two thousand cubits. A line of one thousand cubits extending from the centre of the city, east,...
Ye shall appoint you cities, to be cities of refuge for you The cities of refuge I . The position of the homicide exposed to the stroke of t...
Regulations Concerning the Cities of Refuge
then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments, according to the regulations as containe...
Then — If the man — slayer flee to to the city of refuge.
24 Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments: