Numbers 35:12

Free Bible Version

These towns will be for you places of sanctuary from those seeking revenge, so that the killer will not die until they are tried in court.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:7

Now the whole family is against me. They're saying, ‘Hand over your son who killed his brother so we can put him to death for murdering his brother. That way he won't inherit anything either!’ By doing this they would snuff out the last ember of hope I have to carry on my husband's name and family in the world.”

Numbers 35:13

The towns you choose will be your six sanctuary towns.

Numbers 35:19

The avenger is to execute the murderer. When he finds the murderer, he is to kill him.

Deuteronomy 19:4

This is what is to happen when a person accidentally kills someone else without meaning to, and runs to one of these sanctuary towns to save their life.

Deuteronomy 19:6

Otherwise the avenger in his anger might chase after the man and catch up with him and kill him, if it's a long distance. The man would be killed even though he didn't deserve to die, because he hadn't meant to cause any harm.

Joshua 20:2

“Tell the Israelites, ‘Assign sanctuary towns, as I instructed you through Moses.

Joshua 20:9

These were the assigned towns for all the Israelites, as well as for the foreigners living among them. Anyone who unintentionally killed someone could go there so they would not be killed by those who wished to take revenge before they had received a public trial and been given a guilty verdict.