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So they setapart1Kedesh in Galilee in the hillcountry of Naphtali and Shechem in the hillcountry of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron ) in 2the hillcountry of Judah.
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Beyond the Jordaneast of Jericho, they designatedBezer in the wilderness on the plain from the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.
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3These were the appointedcities for all the sons of Israel and for the stranger who sojournsamong them, that whoeverkills any personunintentionally may fleethere, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blooduntil he standsbefore the congregation.
The contents of this chapter are the renewal of the order to appoint cities of refuge for such that commit manslaughter ignorantly, to flee unto, and have shelter in from the avenger of blood, Jos 20:1-6; and the execution of this order, Jos 20:7-9.