Bible Dictionary
Cities Of Refuge
The cities of refuge were six Levitical cities where a person who had killed someone unintentionally could flee for protection from the avenger of blood. Three stood west of the Jordan and three east of it.
Biblical Usage
The cities provided refuge for the involuntary homicide from the avenger of blood. There were three cities on each side of the Jordan.
Scripture References
Numbers 35:6
Numbers 35:13
Numbers 35:15
Joshua 20:2
Joshua 20:7
Joshua 20:9
1 Chronicles 6:76
Joshua 21:21
1 Chronicles 6:67
2 Chronicles 10:1
Joshua 21:13
2 Samuel 5:5
1 Chronicles 6:55
1 Chronicles 29:27
2 Chronicles 11:10
Joshua 20:8
Joshua 21:36
1Macc 5:26
Joshua 21:38
1 Kings 22:3
Joshua 21:27
1 Chronicles 6:71