Joshua 20:8

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Beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness in the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

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The Twelve Tribes of IsraelCanaan divided among the twelve tribes of Israel after the conquest under Joshua.

Map of Palestine (The Holy Land)A general map of Palestine showing towns and regions across the Holy Land.

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Joshua 20:8 names three Transjordanian cities of refuge: Golan in Bashan (north), Ramoth in Gilead (central), and Bezer near Jericho (south). Together with Kedesh in Galilee, Shechem, and Hebron west of the Jordan, they provided accessible legal asylum throughout Israel.

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Joshua 20:8 mentions Bashan, Galilee, Gilead, Golan, Hebron, Jericho, Jordan, Kedesh, Ramoth and Shechem.

Photo of Galilee — Galilee · מלאק אבו גוש

Photo of Hebron — Hebron · Dr. Avishai Teicher