Joshua 20:7

Easy To Read Version

So the people of Israel chose some cities to be called “Cities of Safety.” These cities were:

Cross References

Genesis 23:2

She died in the city of Kiriath Arba (Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham was very sad and cried for her there.

1 Chronicles 6:76

The Gershon families also got the towns of Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim from the family group of Naphtali. They also got the fields near those towns.

2 Chronicles 10:1

Rehoboam went to the town of Shechem because all the people of Israel went there to make him king.

Numbers 35:6

Six of those cities will be cities of safety. If a person {accidentally} kills someone, then that person can run to those towns for safety. In addition to those six cities, you will also give 42 more cities to the Levites.

Luke 1:39

Mary got up and went quickly to a town in the hill country of Judea.

Deuteronomy 19:9

He will do this if you completely obey his commands that I give you today—if you love the Lord your God and always live the way he wants. Then, when the Lord makes your land larger, you should choose three more cities for safety. They should be added to the first three cities.

Deuteronomy 4:41

Then Moses chose three cities on the east side of the Jordan River.

Joshua 12:22

the king of Kedesh1 the king of Jokneam in Carmel1

Joshua 14:15

In the past that city was called Kiriath Arba. That city was named for the greatest man among the Anakite people—a man named Arba.

Joshua 15:13

The Lord had commanded Joshua to give Caleb son of Jephunneh part of the land in Judah. So Joshua gave Caleb the land God commanded. Joshua gave him the town of Kiriath Arba (Hebron). (Arba was the father of Anak.)

Joshua 19:35

There were some very strong cities inside these borders. Those cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,

Joshua 19:36

Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,

Joshua 19:37

Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,

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 21:11

They gave them Kiriath Arba (This is Hebron. It was named for a man named Arba. Arba was the father of Anak.) They also gave them some land near the town for their animals.

Joshua 21:13

So they gave the city of Hebron to Aaron’s descendants. (Hebron was a city of safety.) They also gave Aaron’s descendants the towns of Libnah,

Joshua 21:21

The city of Shechem from the hill country of Ephraim. (Shechem was a city of safety.) They also got Gezer,

Joshua 21:32

The family group of Naphtali gave them Kedesh in Galilee. (Kedesh was a city of safety.) Naphtali also gave them Hammoth Dor and Kartan. In all, Naphtali gave them three towns and some land around each town for their animals.

Joshua 24:1

Joshua called all the family groups of Israel to meet together at Shechem. Then Joshua called the older leaders, the heads of the families, the judges, and the officers and the rulers and the judges of Israel. These men stood before God.

Judges 9:1

Abimelech was the son of Jerub Baal (Gideon). Abimelech went to his uncles that lived in the city of Shechem. He said to his uncles and all of his mother’s family,