What happensPermalink
God appoints forty-eight cities for the Levites, along with surrounding pastures, because they do not otherwise inherit land. Six of those cities are for refuge for people who commit homicide to receive trials rather than summary judgment.
Why it mattersPermalink
God continues to make the promised inheritance concrete, with a place and a plan for every one of His people.
Key versePermalink
‘“Command the people of Israel to give to the Levites some of the inheritance of their possession as cities for them to dwell in. And you shall give to the Levites pasturelands around the cities.”’