Numbers 35:11-14

Living Bible

¹¹ Cities of Refuge shall be designated for anyone to flee into if he has killed someone accidentally. ¹² These cities will be places of protection from the dead man’s relatives who want to avenge his death; for the slayer must not be killed unless a fair trial establishes his guilt. ^13-14 Three of these six Cities of Refuge are to be located in the land of Canaan, and three on the east side of the Jordan River.