eir possession was Saraa and Esthaol, and
Hirsemes, that is, the city of the sun,
19:42. Selebin and Aialon and Jethela,
19:43. Elon and Themna and Acron,
19:44. Elthece, Gebbethon and Balaath,
19:45. And Juda and Bane and Barach and Gethremmon:
19:46. And Mejarcon and Arecon, with the border that looketh towards
Joppe,
19:47. And is terminated there. And the children of Dan went up and
fought against Lesem, and took it: and they put it to the sword, and
possessed it, and dwelt in it, calling the name of it Lesem Dan, by the
name of Dan their father.
19:48. This is the possession of the tribe of the sons of Dan, by their
kindreds, the cities and their villages.
19:49. And when he had made an end of dividing the land by lot to each
one by their tribes, the children of Israel gave a possession to Josue
the son of Nun in the midst of them,
19:50. According to the commandment of the Lord, the city which he asked
for, Thamnath Saraa, in mount Ephraim: and he built up the city, and
dwelt in it.
19:51. These are the possessions which Eleazar the priest, and Josue the
son of Nun, and the princes of the families, and of the tribes of the
children of Israel, distributed by lot in Silo, before the Lord at the
door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and they divided the land.
Josue Chapter 20
The cities of refuge are appointed for casual manslaughter.
20:1. And the Lord spoke to Josue, saying: Speak to children of Israel
and say to them:
20:2. Appoint cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you by the hand of
Moses:
20:3. That whosoever shall kill a person unawares may flee to them, and
may escape the wrath of the kinsman, who is the avenger of blood.
20:4. And when he shall flee to one of these cities: he shall stand
before the gate of the city, and shall speak to the ancients of that
city, such things as prove him innocent: and so shall they receive him,
and give him a place to dwell in.
20:5. And when the avenger of blood shall pursue him, they shall not
deliver him into his hands, because he slew his neighbour unawares, and
is not proved to have been his enemy two or three days before,
20:6. And he shall dwell in that city, till he stand before judgment to
give an account of his fact, and till the death of the high priest, who
shall be at that time: then shall the manslayer return, and go into his
own city and house from whence he fled.
20:7. And they appointed Cedes in Galilee of moun
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