Numbers 35:28
because the killer has to stay in his sanctuary town until the death of the high priest. Only after the death of the high priest is he allowed to return to the land he owns.
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29These regulations apply to all future generations wherever you live.
Cross References
John 15:4Remain in me, and I will remain in you. Just as a branch cannot produce fruit unless it remains part of the vine, so it is for you: you cannot bear fruit unless you remain in me.
Acts 27:31But Paul told the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless the crew stays with the ship, you will be lost.”
Hebrews 6:4It's impossible for those who once understood and experienced God's heavenly gift—who shared in receiving the Holy Spirit,
Hebrews 9:15This is why he is the mediator of a new agreed relationship. Since a death has occurred to set them free from the sins committed under the first agreed relationship, now those who are called can receive the promise of an eternal inheritance.
Hebrews 10:39But we're not the kind of people who draw back and end up being lost. We are those who trust in God to save us.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 35:10-34
The Cities of Refuge. ( b. c. 1452.) 9 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan; 11 Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares. 12 And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment. 13 And of these cities which ye shall give… Read the whole commentary →