Numbers 35:1
The Lord spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan opposite Jericho. He told him,
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In The King James Version
And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
In Context
Cross References
Numbers 22:1The Israelites moved on and camped on the plains of Moab east of the Jordan, opposite Jericho.
Numbers 31:12They brought the prisoners, loot, and plunder to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the rest of the Israelites where they were camped on the plains of Moab, beside the Jordan opposite Jericho.
Numbers 36:13These are the orders and regulations that the Lord gave the Israelites through Moses on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan opposite Jericho.
Joshua 21:1The leaders of the tribe of Levi approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the leaders of the Israelite tribes.
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 →