Refuge, Cities of

 

Refuge, Cities of - were six in number: Num. 35.

On the west of Jordan were

(1.) Kadesh, in Naphtali;

(2.) Shechem, in Mount Ephraim;

(3.) Hebron, in Judah.

On the east of Jordan were,

(1.) Golan, in Bashan;

(2.) Ramoth-Gilead, in Gad; and

(3.) Bezer, in Reuben.: See under each of these names.

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