Numbers 35:1
And the Lord also spoke these things to Moses in the plains of Moab, above the Jordan, opposite Jericho:
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
In Context
2“Instruct the sons of Israel, so that they may give to the Levites, from their possessions,
Cross References
Numbers 22:1And they set out and made camp in the plains of Moab, across the Jordan, where Jericho is situated.
Numbers 31:12And they led these to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and to all the multitude of the sons of Israel. But the remainder of the articles they carried to the camp on the plains of Moab, next to the Jordan, opposite Jericho.
Numbers 36:13These are the commandments and judgments which the Lord ordered by the hand of Moses to the sons of Israel, in the plains of Moab, above the Jordan, opposite Jericho.
Joshua 21:1And the leaders of the families of Levi approached Eleazar, the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the rulers of the extended families of each of the tribes of the sons of Israel.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 35:1
Orders having been given before for the dividing of the land of Canaan among the lay-tribes (as I may call them), care is here taken for a competent provision for the clergy, the tribe of Levi, which ministered in holy things. I. Forty-eight cities were to be assigned them, with their suburbs, some in every tribe, ver. 1-8 . II. Six cities out of these were to be for cities of refuge, for any man that killed another unawares, ver. 9-15 . In the law concerning these observe, 1. In what case sanctuary was not… Read the whole commentary →