Numbers 35:15
Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 35
“These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.”Numbers 35:15
What Does Numbers 35:15 Mean?
Numbers 35:15 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 35, verse 15 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 9 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (9)
These passages are connected to Numbers 35:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Samuel 14:14“For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.”Joshua 20:9“These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.”Deuteronomy 19:4“And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;”Numbers 15:16“One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.”Exodus 12:49“One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.”Leviticus 24:22“Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God.”Deuteronomy 4:42“That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:”Romans 3:29“Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:”Galatians 3:28“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.”
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