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What’s with the Cities of Refuge?

By Filings on Fri, 07/17/26
Bible, Theology & Philosophy
Old Testament
Mosaic Law
Murder
Ethics
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“Reading through the Old Testament, there are numerous places where the modern reader walks away puzzled…. One such example is something that shows up repeatedly throughout the first few books of the Bible: cities of refuge. How exactly do these cities work? Why did God set them up? And why did ancient Israel solve the problem of murder this way?” - P&D

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