Joshua 20:7

New Living Translation

The following cities were designated as cities of refuge: Kedesh of Galilee, in the hill country of Naphtali; Shechem, in the hill country of Ephraim; and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah.

Cross References

Genesis 23:2

she died at Kiriath-arba (now called Hebron) in the land of Canaan. There Abraham mourned and wept for her.

1 Kings 12:1

Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had gathered to make him king.

1 Chronicles 6:76

From the territory of Naphtali, they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, each with its pasturelands.

2 Chronicles 10:1

Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had gathered to make him king.

Numbers 35:6

“Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities of refuge, where a person who has accidentally killed someone can flee for safety. In addition, give them forty-two other towns.

Luke 1:39

A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, to the town

Deuteronomy 19:9

you must designate three additional cities of refuge. (He will give you this land if you are careful to obey all the commands I have given you—if you always love the Lord your God and walk in his ways.)

Deuteronomy 4:41

Then Moses set apart three cities of refuge east of the Jordan River.

Joshua 12:22

The king of Kedesh The king of Jokneam in Carmel

Joshua 14:15

(Previously Hebron had been called Kiriath-arba. It had been named after Arba, a great hero of the descendants of Anak.) And the land had rest from war.

Joshua 15:13

The Lord commanded Joshua to assign some of Judah’s territory to Caleb son of Jephunneh. So Caleb was given the town of Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), which had been named after Anak’s ancestor.

Joshua 19:35

The fortified towns included in this territory were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,

Joshua 19:36

Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,

Joshua 19:37

Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,

Joshua 20:8

On the east side of the Jordan River, across from Jericho, the following cities were designated: Bezer, in the wilderness plain of the tribe of Reuben; Ramoth in Gilead, in the territory of the tribe of Gad; and Golan in Bashan, in the land of the tribe of Manasseh.

Joshua 21:11

Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasturelands. (Arba was an ancestor of Anak.)

Joshua 21:13

The following towns with their pasturelands were given to the descendants of Aaron the priest: Hebron (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Libnah,

Joshua 21:21

Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Gezer,

Joshua 21:32

From the tribe of Naphtali they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three towns.

Joshua 24:1

Then Joshua summoned all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, including their elders, leaders, judges, and officers. So they came and presented themselves to God.

Judges 9:1

One day Gideon’s son Abimelech went to Shechem to visit his uncles—his mother’s brothers. He said to them and to the rest of his mother’s family,