The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-01

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i south, also q very old town fNumha-s
/ :in...:J. deriving its name from .leat
/ man among the AnaNlms ~ ssl Nivtitt}.
E5At.'.ward it was called Hebron from
one as the sens of kohath q Chron.
Nist. rhSre Abram lived teen. xlti:iO
anal saFan ciee e;en. xx!i:2,. 'raaro
j Llvic relgned ror seven years G. sam.
/ h:l!. These three cities KEEL ssh.
s-h.ekem and Hebron. divided tn. west
.,or' an country into nearly equal tss-
ti@e1>
/ t4tslE;RN--Ene three cities cas-, OF
the Jordan had been named By Noses
/ Shi.e Israel was encamped on that i'd
7 Of tEs, river tDeut. iv:tf-+3p JoshIas
| part therefore,. cons sting tn reaffiem'ns
what Moses had done. There was or .
civ T.. each or the three eastern trIoas.
SER was designated in the tribe e.
/ .tersen /, was situated on the pain
10 Ayoab. east OF the middle OF the
# tiedG Sea. ABOUT ten mills distant ifcu
| that body of water. Ranoth was In
/ N.t7rt CiItead.. in the tribe OF Cad I'd.
! ,oiiurg Reuben on the north. The city
/ vas 4oout fifteen NJ les rron this or tan.
| r striy cpn. cite Shechem Gilead NJ.
I tae OF teetfvc point In Jacobs hisni
| Ger. x3xi:sll. the scene or many i'm.
| posta,.t events e Chron. Sviii;osl. famed
for it, specs and oInnents Gen xx1v!iii
| Is, and Jer. vlis:22t. Golan IN Basnar
| was III Manassen. a mountainous region.
I iPsalm. iAvii.lo. thIrty-nNe mites uIS.
| tant from the sea of Gailee. The con-
gu.;s. OF this place by Moses tSumo.
xx.:33 was regarded rs OF OF the most
notakte events IN his military career.
/ AMI was afterwards celebrated In
sacred song tesaim cxxxvi:2Ol. Bezar
| kanotn ana Golan were all conspicuous
i TOXINS.
/ FLEEING-These six cities were under
| the special care OF tho Levstss eNumb>
! xxx:l5I. which tact increased III ir value
/ for the purposes named. Wien mar
! accidentally killed another. he must
/ leave all and Zee th!ther. The creates.
distance from any po.nt9 OF the land
would net exceed fifty miles and thai
t might BE- covered in half day. or In les,
/ ..ma by strong man. 6eet OF foot. Id
/ facilitate the pass4ge, tie rads to thesi
/ cities were Kept Gear (Deut.. xtx.3). and
/ fl.I4es posts W. re erec ed at every tusn
+ frsl# Eosnt, ma * q ref &c. The rasbfns
t affirm that the Sanhedrn in after year,
4 appointed various helps to the refugees
I among others. two students at law. ID
I accompany him to the city and befrIene
/ him on tie way ana on his arrival How
/ long th3se cities were continued for the
+ refugee is not known. but they were GER
| tain.y in use in the tins OF David. foui
hundred years after. C Sam. xy.fn
/ The fleeing homicide. overtaken IN Tho
/ way might be s.ain by the avenger. but
i once wit in the walls G. the city, no one
| could lift d hand against him.
I PROTECTION The city OF refuge ar.
/ fprded only provisional security TO tint
/ maustayer On arrival at the gate OF
| the city, which was the place or atmln
/ fstering justice (Eu,h. w:l-2) he musi
/ declare lis cause TO the @ dc. (verse ~
| and they would remand him. under saft
/ conduct for trial 70 the city where tut
i nffenss was committed. There the cast
wouid be adjudssd. according to the reg.
i ulattons for determining accldentai XII!
i trg fNunlb. xxxv:g2-231 II n that near.
/ ing h. was deemed. to be guilty OF muir.
lsder. lie wa, delivered TO thu arenger FOL
/ execution, But IL found Innocent. he
world be sent gain to the city of refuge
/ TO which he bad ae... where he must -
+ main at the expense OF the communtt1
E until the death or the high priest. after
i which ne might gns forth tres But II ne
4 wen, gut before the high priests DEATH
/ ft might be s,an by tho avenser
I Numb, xxxv:25-3G). This confinement is
the city OF refuge was parity in the nb
turs of punishment. Tor the man was
Kept from his family and his business
Thereby a public testimony was made u
the sanctity o. human life. and 10 the
abb orrsnce OF Glood-sheGd.rg. Even ac.
cidentl' ki.lirg was an otfenss
TEACHI NCi-Alany exposirors have 70
gardSd the city OF refuge type OF Christ
| who saves the snnar. At leaet in ont
place In scripture such usa has evidently
been made Of IT Heb. vi:'3' Ard ~
tina. feature must not be pressed y
fug re to the city. unlike the sinner.
was free from. evil motive. and wife IL
the city was confined rarity for security,
but parts TO d;sadvantage and losx
This item OF at tory and law may be best
used to show how revealed religion I'M
proves mans temporal Alters I. APP
points Institutions that elevate and bless
II checks private passion ard places In.
dividuaf rights under the care OF society
as such Re Isl n. the wcrss . and ser.
vice of Gad. promotes civil zatioa, makes
n an amenab'e to low thaF law % %
adri--tssered by duly constituted authort.
ties. The enactment OF Moses ard Josaus
Tor the manslaver WIS the BEGINNING o.!
long se-iss OF bsnshcent nrrvisSors. h3
which the customs OF sesni-ciri.!ysd peo-
pie We're gradually c arsed into tas PEI
manent forms OF modern lie.