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At this point, Moses separated three cities of refuge on the east side. [9] Later on, it is prescribed that three cities of refuge be set aside in Canaan once it is conquered, [10] with three additional cities to be set aside "if the Lord your God enlarges your territory". [11] Thus, the total number of cities could be as high as nine.
13 cities were for the Aaronites. 13 cities were for the Gershonites. 10 cities were for the Kohathites. 12 cities were for the Merarites. The six cities which were to be Cities of Refuge were Golan, Ramoth, and Bezer, on the east of the Jordan River, [4] and Kedesh, Shechem, and Hebron on the western side. [5]
Matthew 24:15-20 KJV: [15] When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) [16] then let them which be in Judæa flee into the mountains: [17] let him which is on the house top not come down to take any thing out of his house: [18] neither ...
A rotunda church was constructed on top of the tell, and a wall enclosed the entire city. [40] Textual sources mention several other churches in the town. [ 40 ] Scythopolis was primarily Christian, as attested to by many churches, but evidence of Jewish habitation and a Samaritan synagogue indicate established communities of these minorities.
Kedesh Naphtali was first documented in the Book of Joshua as a Canaanite citadel conquered by the Israelites under the leadership of Joshua. [4] [5] Ownership of Kedesh was turned over by lot to the Tribe of Naphtali and subsequently, at the command of God, Kedesh was set apart by Joshua as a Levitical city and one of the Cities of Refuge along with Shechem and Kiriath Arba (Joshua 20:7).
The new sanctuary, now known as "The City of Refuge", accommodates a growing membership of 17,000. The church has a choir known as the City of Refuge Sanctuary Choir. [ 1 ] Their 2007 debut album, Welcome to the City , charted on the Billboard 200 chart and made number one on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart.
Cities of Refuge, the six biblical places referred to by that title; Ararat, City of Refuge, planned Jewish settlement in New York, United States; City of Refuge (Atlanta), a homeless ministry in Atlanta, Georgia; Puuhonua o Honaunau, the Hawaiian location known as "City of Refuge" City of Refuge Church in Gardena, California, US, led by Noel Jones
Ramoth-Gilead (Hebrew: רָמֹת גִּלְעָד, romanized: Rāmōṯ Gilʿāḏ, meaning "Heights of Gilead"), was a Levitical city and city of refuge east of the Jordan River in the Hebrew Bible, also called "Ramoth in Gilead" (Deuteronomy 4:43; Joshua 20:8; Joshua 21:38) or "Ramoth Galaad" in the Douay–Rheims Bible.