Numbers 35:1

And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

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Interpretation

The cities of the priests and Levites were not only to accommodate them, but to place them, as religious teachers, in several parts of the land. For though the typical service of the tabernacle or temple was only in one place, the preaching of the word of God, and prayer and praise, were not thus confined.

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This thought runs through Numbers 35:1-5.

Numbers 35:1 Numbers 35:2 Numbers 35:3 Numbers 35:4 Numbers 35:5

Glossary

Jericho Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell es Sultan.
Jordan Place: Biblical river. Modern identification: Jordan River.
Moab Place: Biblical region. Modern identification: Tall el Hammam.