“And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath–arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.”
So they designated Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah — The three western refuge cities represent geographic distribution across the tribal confederation. Kedesh, a Levitical city in the north, provides refuge in Naphtali. Shechem, the covenant renewal site (Joshua 24), centers refuge in the central highlands. Hebron, Abraham's covenant city and burial site, anchors southern refuge. The selection of these theologically significant cities suggests that refuge is not secular legal function but sacred covenant responsibility.
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