Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)/Refuge, Cities of

by Matthew George Easton

Refuge, Cities of

• Refuge, Cities of Were six in number (Num. 35).

1. On the west of Jordan were (1) Kadesh, in Naphtali; (2) Shechem, in Mount Ephraim; (3) Hebron, in Judah.

2. On the east of Jordan were, (1) Golan, in Bashan; (2) Ramoth-Gilead, in Gad; and (3) Bezer, in Reuben. (See under each of these names.)