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CHAPTER EXPLORER

Joshua 20

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9 verses in KJV · 44 outgoing cross-reference links

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Opening verses of Joshua 20 (KJV)

20:1 The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,

20:2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:

20:3 That the slayer that killeth [any] person unawares [and] unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

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Historical / attribution context

Traditional writer attribution: Joshua

Approximate study chronology: c. 1443 BC

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