Numbers 35:14

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You shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities shall you give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.

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The Exodus RouteThe route of the Israelites out of Egypt through the Sinai wilderness toward Canaan.

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Canaan was the land God promised Israel west of the Jordan; Jericho stood near the river’s western crossing. Moab lay east of the Jordan, where Israel was encamped, so the verse assigns cities of refuge on both sides of the river for the whole covenant community.

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Numbers 35:14 mentions Canaan, Jericho, Jordan and Moab.