Matthew Poole and continuators on Numbers 35:6

6 And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, there shall be six cities for refuge , which ye shall appoint for the man-slayer , that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.

Or, or receit, or escape, or resort, to wit, for man-slayers. And these cities are assigned among the Levites, partly because they might be presumed to be the most proper and impartial Judges between man-slayers▪ and wilful murderers; partly because their presence and counsel and authority would more effectually bridle the passions of the avenger of blood who might pursue him thither; and partly to signifie, that it is onely in Christ (whom the Levitical Priests did represent) that sinners find refuge and safety from the destroyer. The names of these Cities we have Deut. 4. 41, 43. Ios. 2[illegible: 1+ letters]. 8.

Such as is here described, ver. 11, 15, 22, 23.

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