Jos 20 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Josh 20:1-21:45: 20:1–21:45 Before the land was fully allotted, Joshua needed to establish six cities of refuge and assign cities for the Levites to live in. Summary for Josh 20:1-6: 20:1-6 These verses contain a review of the law concerning cities of refuge (see also Num 35:6-34 ).

a20:1–21:45►

b20:1-6►

cNum 35:6-34►

d20:3►

e20:7-9►

f20:9►

gExod 22:21►

hLev 19:33-34►

i24:22►

jNum 15:15-16►

‏ Joshua 20

Summary for Josh 20:1-21:45: 20:1–21:45 ^a Before the land was fully allotted, Joshua needed to establish six cities of refuge and assign cities for the Levites to live in.
Summary for Josh 20:1-6: 20:1-6 ^b These verses contain a review of the law concerning cities of refuge (see also Num 35:6-34 ^c).
20:3 ^d The relatives of a murder or manslaughter victim had the responsibility of seeking revenge for the death. If the avenger (Hebrew go’el) found the killer outside a city of refuge, he could kill him without punishment.
Summary for Josh 20:7-9: 20:7-9 ^e Joshua designated six cities of refuge: three on the east side of the Jordan, and three on the west. From anywhere in the land, one of these six well-known Levitical cities was no more than two days’ travel away.
20:9 ^f The treatment of foreigners in Israel was a great advance in human relations. Resident aliens were to receive every justice offered to native Israelites (see Exod 22:21 ^g; Lev 19:33-34 ^h; 24:22 ⁱ; Num 15:15-16 ^j).