And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel,....
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Numbers 35:8
Numbers 35:8
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Numbers 35 — OverviewNumbers 35 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleOrders 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…Numbers 35 — OverviewNumbers 35 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeNumbers 35:1, Eight and forty cities for the Levites, with their suburbs, and measure thereof; Numbers 35:6, Six of them are to be cities of refuge; Numbers 35:9, The laws of murder and manslaughter; Numbers 35:31, No…Numbers 35 — OverviewNumbers 35 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThough the tribe of Levi had no part in the division of the land, yet cities out of the several tribes are here ordered to be given them to dwell in, to the number of forty eight, Nu 35:1, six of which were to be cities…Numbers 35:1-8Numbers 35:1-8 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe laws about the tithes and offerings had provided very plentifully
for the maintenance of the Levites, but it was not to be thought, nor
indeed was it for the public good, that when they came to Canaan they…Numbers 35:8Numbers 35:8 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgepossession: Genesis 49:7; Exodus 32:28-29; Deuteronomy 33:8-11; Joshua 21:3
from them: Numbers 26:54, Numbers 33:54; Exodus 16:18; 2 Corinthians 8:13-14
he inheriteth: Heb. they inherit