Deuteronomy 4:43

Easy To Read Version

The three cities that Moses chose were: Bezer in the high plains for Reuben’s family group; Ramoth in Gilead for Gad’s family group; and Golan in Bashan for Manasseh’s family group.

Cross References

1 Kings 4:13

Ben Geber was governor of Ramoth Gilead. He was governor of all the towns and villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead. He was also governor of the district of Argob in Bashan. In this area there were 60 cities with big walls around them. These cities also had bronze bars on the gates.

1 Chronicles 6:63

The family groups that were the descendants {\cf2\super [67]} of Merari got 12 cities. They got those cities from the family groups of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. They got those cities by throwing lots. {\cf2\super [68]}

1 Chronicles 6:66

The family group of Ephraim gave some of the Kohath families some towns. Those towns were chosen by throwing lots. {\cf2\super [70]}

1 Chronicles 6:71

The Gershon families got the towns of Golan in the area of Bashan and Ashtaroth from half of Manasseh’s family group. They also got the fields near those towns.

Deuteronomy 4:42

If a person accidentally killed another person, he could run away to one of those three cities and not be put to death. But he could be safe only if he did not hate the other person and did not mean to kill him.

Deuteronomy 4:44

Moses gave God’s law to the people of Israel.

Joshua 20:8

Bezer, east of the Jordan River across from Jericho, in the desert area in the land of Reuben; Ramoth in Gilead in the land of Gad; Golan in Bashan in the land of Manasseh.

Joshua 21:27

The Gershon family was also from the family group of Levi. They got these towns:

Joshua 21:36

The family group of Reuben gave them Bezer, Jahaz,

Joshua 21:38

The family group of Gad gave them Ramoth in Gilead. (Ramoth was a city of safety.) They also gave them Mahanaim,