Numbers 35:6

New Century Version

“Six of the cities you give the Levites will be cities of safety. A person who accidentally kills someone may run to one of those cities for safety. You must also give forty-two other cities to the Levites;

Cross References

Psalm 9:9

The Lord defends those who suffer; he defends them in times of trouble.

Exodus 21:13

But if a person kills someone accidentally, God allowed that to happen, so the person must go to a place I will choose.

Isaiah 4:6

This covering will protect the people from the heat of the sun and will provide a safe place to hide from the storm and rain.

Numbers 35:5

Also measure three thousand feet in each direction outside the city wall—three thousand feet east of the city, three thousand feet south of the city, three thousand feet west of the city, and three thousand feet north of the city, with the city in the center. This will be pastureland for the Levites’ cities.

Matthew 11:28

“Come to me, all of you who are tired and have heavy loads, and I will give you rest.

Hebrews 6:18

These two things cannot change: God cannot lie when he makes a promise, and he cannot lie when he makes an oath. These things encourage us who came to God for safety. They give us strength to hold on to the hope we have been given.

Joshua 21:13

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

Joshua 21:21

Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim (which was a city of safety), Gezer,

Joshua 21:27

The Gershonite family groups of the Levite tribe were given these towns: East Manasseh gave them Golan in Bashan, which was a city of safety, and Be Eshtarah, and the pastures around these two towns.

Joshua 21:3

So the Israelites obeyed this command of the Lord and gave the Levite people these towns and pastures for their own land:

Joshua 21:32

The tribe of Naphtali gave them Kedesh in Galilee (a city of safety), Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, and the pastures around these three towns.

Joshua 21:36

The tribe of Reuben gave them Bezer, Jahaz,

Joshua 21:38

The tribe of Gad gave them Ramoth in Gilead (a city of safety), Mahanaim,