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Cities set apart at the time of the conquest of Canaan as places of refuge for those who had killed people by accident.

Numbers 35:6-34; Deuteronomy 4:41-43; Deuteronomy 19:1-13; Joshua 20:2-9

See also

5025  killing
5040  murder
5490  refuge
5491  refugees
5511  safety
5942  security
7310  avenger of blood
7438  sanctuary