Joshua Ch.20. Cities of Refuge

The Tanakh Podcast - Podcast készítő Alex Israel

This chapter allots six cities of refuge, 3 in Transjordan and 3 in Eretz Canaan. The cities are designated for "accidental murderers, to gain protection from the "Blood Avenger" and to stand trial in a fair legal hearing. But is the "Blood Avenger" a Jewish idea? Doesn't this vigilante system seem somewhat primitive?  

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