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	Cities Of Refuge - by Jerry (Gerald) Bouey
		And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.
		Numbers 35:25-28 And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.
		The slayer was safe in the city of refuge until the death of the anointed high priest, and then he was declared guiltless and allowed to return to his inheritance.
	www.earnestlycontending.com /ewministries/jerry/citiesofrefuge.html (1035 words)

	Stephen Haskell, Cities of Refuge
		When the murderer reached the gate of the city of refuge, he declared "his cause in the ears of the eiders of that city," before he was given a place within.
		Cities of refuge in Israel were far different from the asyla of the Greeks and Romans, which often served as a protection for the most profligate characters.
		The instruction in regard to the cities of refuge was but a part of the great system of Levitical laws and ceremonies which taught the simple truths of the gospel of Christ.
	dedication.www3.50megs.com /haskell_refuge.html (1629 words)

	The Cities of Refuge
		And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.
		The cities were to be distributed proportionally through the nation, so that where there were larger populations and larger areas of land, there would be more Levitical cities, so that no one in Israel would be far from a city of refuge.
		A man who have accidentally cause death another person could flee to a city of refuge - an appointed Levitical city, where he could stay, safe from the avenger of blood, until the issue was settled and he could leave the city of refuge safely.
	www.geocities.com /khsmy459/city-of-refuge.htm (650 words)

	Cities of Refuge
		A city of refuge was a place of safety and a prison.
		Refuge was only guaranteed as long as they remained in the city.
		This city of refuge is belongs to almighty God, is eternal and the High Priest will never die.
	www.feedmysheep.co.uk /BibleStudies/joshua/citiesofrefuge.asp (471 words)

	Cities of refuge; Law concerning witnesses
		Cities of Refuge, Manslaughter and Deterrence (Deuteronomy 19)
		Moses commands Israel to set aside three cities of refuge in the land west of the Jordan just as three cities had already been set aside in the land east of the Jordan for any manslayer—one who killed another person accidentally (see Numbers 35:9-29; Deuteronomy 4:41-43).
		This is because each city of refuge was located in the center of its respective territory—and, within that territory, roads (with bridges and signs) were built that led to that city (Deuteronomy 19:2-4).
	www.ucgstp.org /bible/brp/deu19.htm (602 words)

	CITIES OF REFUGE
		He shall flee to one of these cities and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and explain his case to the elders of that city; then they shall take him into the city, and give him a place, and he shall remain with them.
		These were the cities designated for all the people of Israel, and for the stranger sojourning among them [the Gentiles], that any one who killed a person without intent could flee there, so that he might not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, till he stood before the congregation.
		Another major difference between the cities of refuge and Jesus' work on our behalf is that no matter how close someone lived to a city of refuge in Israel, when they were on the run, there was no guarantee that they would make it.
	www.pbc.org /dp/goins/4471.html (4893 words)

	Signpost (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		A person who killed would flee to the nearest city of refuge, where he would be safe from the vengeance of his victim’s closest relative (the “avenger of the blood”) until he was brought to trial before the sanhedrin (a tribunal of twenty-three judges that tried capital cases).
		The words of the Torah, say our sages, are the “cities of refuge” for the destroyer of spiritual life;[4] if he flees into the Torah and immerses himself in it, the Torah will protect him from the adverse results of his deed.
		As is the case with the physical cities of refuge, it is the community’s responsibility to “straighten the roads...
	www.meaningfullife.com /torah/concepts/Exile/Signpost.php (611 words)

	CHAPTER - THE CITIES OF REFUGE
		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 shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.” (Joshua 20:1-6).
		And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil” (verses 22-25).
		Fourth, it was required that he remain within the city of refuge until the death of the high priest, and then he was free to return to his home and reside there unmolested (verse 28).
	www.godrules.net /library/pink/43pink_d18.htm (5577 words)

	Joshua 20 - The Cities of Refuge
		And when he flees to one of those cities, and stands at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declares his case in the hearing of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city as one of them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
		They shall take him into the city as one of them: After explaining the case, the fleeing person could expect to find protection within the walls of the city of refuge, though he would have to stay there, and live in the city, to enjoy that protection.
		These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel and for the stranger who dwelt among them, that whoever killed a person accidentally might flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood until he stood before the congregation.
	www.enduringword.com /commentaries/0620.htm (1345 words)

	18. The Cities of Refuge
		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 shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled." (Josh.
		And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil" (vv.
		Fourth, it was required that he remain within the city of refuge until the death of the high priest, and then he was free to return to his home and reside there unmolested (v.
	www.pbministries.org /books/pink/Gleanings_Joshua/joshua_18.htm (5695 words)

	JewishGates.Com - The Definitive Source for Talmudic Learning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		"You shall appoint for yourselves cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that kills.
		Cities of refuge are to be located only near markets [where sufficient food is available] and only in well-populated areas.
		"You shall appoint cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that kills.
	www.jewishgates.com /file.asp?File_ID=421 (964 words)

	452 Helinger
		Cities of refuge (‘arei miqlat) are mentioned again when Moses delivers his last and comprehensive speech to the Israelites.
		The six cities of refuge take in the manslayer whether he arrived with the intention of fleeing there to find refuge from the blood avenger, or whether he arrived there by chance.
		In choosing the cities of refuge several factors were taken into account, the central objective being to create a refuge that would provide optimal protection for a person who had killed someone by mistake.
	www.biu.ac.il /JH/Parasha/eng/massey/hel.html (1362 words)

	A Tale of Seven Cities - Part 2 > Sermon Transcript (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Last Sabbath I discussed a tale of six cities, as you may recall, the six cities of refuge, and their significance to ancient Israel and the administration of death that God gave to the people, the population of the earth immediately after the flood.
		I am the justifier, and of course, once you arrived in the city of refuge if you were unfortunate enough to be someone who had killed someone accidentally, you ended up in the city of refuge, and the tribunal, or the council of Levites tried to get to the bottom of the story to justice.
		If you left the city of refuge, you were subject to the avenger of death, who oftentimes would wait outside the city for weeks and years to take vengeance on someone inside waiting for them to come out.
	www.ucg.org /sermons/transcripts/200402citiespt2.htm (5203 words)

	PARSHIOT MATOT/ MASEI OUR PRISON SYSTEM SHOULD LEARN FROM THE CITIES OF REFUGEE JULY 16-17 2004/ 28 TAMMUZ 5764 By ...
		In the last case, the killer need not escape to the cities of refuge as he would not be pursued by family members.
		For one who kills another with grave carelessness, the cities of refuge are not enough of a punishment.
		Perhaps it would be wise to glean from the lessons of the cities of refuge and apply the need for rehabilitation and growth to those in our contemporary prison system.
	www.hir.org /a_weekly_gallery/7.16.04-weekly.html (527 words)

	Chabad-Lubavitch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		And the aim of the cities of refuge was to impose on the fugitive an atoning [3] exile—atonement in the sense of a remorse which effaces [4] the crime until he regains his original closeness to G-d’s will.
		Although all the cities of refuge were to be in the land of Israel, they were not all in the same territory.
		And the place for this is the city of refuge, in the Holy Land, which means for us, in a place of Torah.
	www.chabadonline.com /scripts/tgij/paper/Article.asp?ArticleID=977 (1310 words)

	Cities of Refuge: An Interview with Keith Tucci
		Keith Tucci: "Cities of refuge" is a concept taken from Deuteronomy chapter 19.
		We believe that the Church is a city - a light set on a hill - and we should be creating cities of refuge where mothers can have a place to run [rather than seek an abortion].
		We are going to be in cities that are strategically and geographically located so that people in almost every sector of the country, or within a day's drive, can be there and participate.
	www.forerunner.com /forerunner/X0426_Cities_of_Refuge_199.html (2490 words)

	Chabad-Lubavitch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Therefore the Torah uses the restrictive term "these are the cities of refuge" to indicate that they were to be provided only within Israel.
		And the aim of the cities of refuge was to impose on the fugitive an atoning exile--atonement in the sense of a remorse which effaces the crime until he regains his original closeness to G-d's will.
		And the place for this is the city of refuge in the "Holy Land", which, in the geography of the soul, is a place of Torah.
	www.chabadonline.com /scripts/tgij/paper/Article.asp?ArticleID=2279 (1328 words)

	Cities of refuge designated
		Willful murder, even for one at the altar in a city of refuge, was to be punished by death ex2114.
		6 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 shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.
		9 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 not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.
	www.bibleexplained.com /other-early/Joshua/jos20.html (334 words)

	Cities of Refuge; Levitical cities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		As instructed, three cities were chosen as cities of refuge: Kedesh in the northern part of Naphtali, Shechem in the land of Ephraim, and Hebron in the land of Judah.
		In addition to the cities of refuge, the Levites were given other cities to live in.
		The priests received the cities in the southern tribes of Simeon, Judah and Benjamin.
	www.ucgstp.org /bible/brp/jos20.htm (165 words)

	Cities Of Refuge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		The refugee in the city of refuge was safe from the avenger of blood only so long as he remained in the city.
		In contrast, the cities of refuge were located so that they were within a day's journey of anyone in the land.
		In Deuteronomy 19: 10 we read that the purpose of the cities of refuge was: "That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance." The cities of refuge were to stop the cycle of bloodshed polluting the land.
	www.fundamentalbiblechurch.org /foundation/fbcCitiesOfRefuge.htm (5188 words)

	The Cities of Refuge
		The southern border was the Arnon River, and to the north the region extended to Mount Hermon.
		To summarise the Biblical data then, it is only in the period from the conquest to Jephthah that all six Cities of Refuge were firmly in the hands of the Israelites.
		The picture of Canaan given in these letters is one of individual city states, all nominally loyal to Egypt but in practice with some intent on establishing their own power-base at the expense of others.
	www.oldtestamentstudies.net /judges/citiesofrefuge.asp?item=8&variant=0 (3557 words)

	Plymouth Brethren: The Cities of Refuge (Numbers 35) - Mark Kolchin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Safety was only within the city of refuge and the only caution was that if he wandered at anytime outside the city limits during his time there, it would be at the risk of his own life should be avenger find him (Num 35:24-28).
		Like these elevated cities, He is ”highly visible” in the sense that the salvation that the grace of God brings “hath appeared to all men” (Titus 2:11).
		The manslayer was instructed to flee to one of these cities immediately to escape vengeance from the “avenger of blood.” The sinner likewise is exhorted to flee to Christ before it is eternally too late, lest he die in his sins.
	plymouthbrethren.org /page.asp?page_id=255 (2055 words)

	Numbers 35:11 Then you shall appoint you cities to be cities
		Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.
		Then ye shall appoint for you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, who killeth any person at unawares.
		Numbers 35:11 JPS: then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that killeth any person through error may flee thither.
	www.bible.cc /numbers/35-11.htm (315 words)

	The Cities of Refuge - As It Is Written (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		While the more obvious category involved in the institution of sanctuary is spatial (that is, the setting apart of a measured precinct), it has another dimension that might be called "temporal" (that is, the setting apart of a measured time).
		These "cities of refuge," beyond the political and judicial significance conveyed in their literal and historical sense, are also possessed of a moral and ascetical meaning.
		The true "city of refuge," then, is the mind godly cultivated in the art of patience, cautious of the impromptu, wary of impulse, and suspicious of "quick returns." Its manner is slow, deliberate.
	www.touchstonemag.com /docs/issues/14.8docs/14-8pg21.html (682 words)

	CITIES OF REFUGE
		Cities of Refuge: The definitions of the Israelites’ cities of refuge reveal to us the foundational requirements for what the end-time cities of refuge will be built upon.
		Tribe: The definitions of the tribes unveils what is to take place within the cities of refuge; in other words – their purpose.
		These Holy Places, or Cities of Refuge, will be the rallying points for the body of Christ, and the people will be sent out as laborers of the harvest to influence and possess the four corners of the earth.
	www.ft111.com /cities.htm (2948 words)

	Touchstone Archives: The Cities of Refuge
		Among the Syrians, Phoenicians, Greeks, and Romans, there were numerous consecrated precincts, to which could come all manner of folk being hunted down: the debtor, the indicted, the fugitive slave, and so on.
		Israel also knew another and older form of this institution, the established “cities of refuge,” six priestly or Levitical cities designated to serve as asylums for those guilty of unintentional homicide (cf.
		In both cases, the function of the “city of refuge” was to place rational and political restraints on the exercise of revenge.
	www.touchstonemag.com /archives/article.php?id=14-08-021-c (749 words)

	SykesWord - Cities of Refuge
		The final 3 hours on the Cross were set apart for Him to receive all the sins of the world and all of the pain and punishment for the offenses of the world.
		So then, the Asyla, the six Cities of Refuge is all about the Lord Jesus Christ, and God wants you to look at this teaching with spiritual eyes so that you might honor His Son.
		There is no greater city of refuge than being a new spiritual species...created by the Lord Jesus Christ.
	www.sykesword.org /cities_of_refuge.htm (1012 words)

	Cities of Refuge
		At the beginning of 1998, Frankfurt am Main became part of the international ‘Cities of Refuge’ network.
		This offers writers and journalists from all over the world whose lives or physical well-being are threatened in their home-countries, or who are unable to exercise their right to freedom of expression, a safe place where they can continue to write, publish, and influence public opinion in peace and freedom.
		In May 1998, the Iranian literary specialist and journalist Faraj Sarkuhi was welcomed to the city as the first Frankfurt beneficiary of the scheme.
	www.stadt-frankfurt.de /amka/english/projects/usuk_projects_cities_e2_text.htm (184 words)

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