Cities of refuge

Cities of refuge
Refuge Ref"uge (r?f"?j), n. [F. r['e]fuge, L. refugium, fr. refugere to flee back; pref. re- + figere. SEe {Fugitive}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Shelter or protection from danger or distress. [1913 Webster]

Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these Find place or refuge. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

We might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us. --Heb. vi. 18. [1913 Webster]

2. That which shelters or protects from danger, or from distress or calamity; a stronghold which protects by its strength, or a sanctuary which secures safety by its sacredness; a place inaccessible to an enemy. [1913 Webster]

The high hills are a refuger the wild goats. --Ps. civ. 18. [1913 Webster]

The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed. --Ps. ix. 9. [1913 Webster]

3. An expedient to secure protection or defense; a device or contrivance. [1913 Webster]

Their latest refuge Was to send him. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Light must be supplied, among gracefulrefuges, by terracing ??? story in danger of darkness. --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster]

{Cities of refuge} (Jewish Antiq.), certain cities appointed as places of safe refuge for persons who had committed homicide without design. Of these there were three on each side of Jordan. --Josh. xx.

{House of refuge}, a charitable institution for giving shelter and protection to the homeless, destitute, or tempted. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Shelter; asylum; retreat; covert. [1913 Webster]


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  • Cities of Refuge — The Cities of Refuge were towns in the Kingdom of Israel and Kingdom of Judah in which the perpetrators of manslaughter could claim the right of asylum; outside of these cities, blood vengeance against such perpetrators was allowed by law.[1] The …   Wikipedia

  • CITIES OF REFUGE —    among the Jews; three on the E. and three on the W. of the Jordan, in which the manslayer might find refuge from the avenger of blood …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Refuge — Ref uge (r?f ?j), n. [F. r[ e]fuge, L. refugium, fr. refugere to flee back; pref. re + figere. SEe {Fugitive}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Shelter or protection from danger or distress. [1913 Webster] Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these Find… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Refuge, Cities of — • Towns which according to the Jewish law enjoyed the right of asylum and to which anyone who had unintentionally slain another might flee and be protected from the avenger of blood Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • House of refuge — Refuge Ref uge (r?f ?j), n. [F. r[ e]fuge, L. refugium, fr. refugere to flee back; pref. re + figere. SEe {Fugitive}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Shelter or protection from danger or distress. [1913 Webster] Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • refuge — Moses designated three cities east of Jordan and three west of Jordan (Deut. 4:41–3; Josh. 20:7) as sanctuaries [[➝ sanctuary]] for those who had accidentally killed a person and whose relatives were seeking revenge …   Dictionary of the Bible

  • CITY OF REFUGE — (Heb. טָלקמ ריע). Moses assigned six cities (Num. 35:13, Deut. 19:9) to which shall flee thither and live whoso killeth his neighbor unawares and hated him not in time past. Moses himself set aside three of these cities (Bezer, Ramoth, and Golan) …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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  • LEVITICAL CITIES — The ecclesiastical tribe of Levi neither fought in the wars of the conquest of Canaan nor received an allocation of continuous territory as did all the other tribes (see priests and Levites). Its economic base was to be the sacred offerings of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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