English Explanatory Dictionary

city of refuge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of six levitical towns in the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah in which the perpetrators of accidental manslaughter could claim the right of asylum.

Word forms

city of refuge cities of refuge
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