Numbers 35:33
So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are,.... The land of Canaan, as it had been by the old inhabitants of it, by idolatry, adultery, and murder:
for blood it defileth the land: the shedding…
Methodist theologian, 1762–1832
Adam Clarke
For blood it defileth the land - The very land was considered as guilty till the blood of the murderer was shed in it. No wonder God is so particularly strict in his laws against murderers,
1. Because…
The -Cities of Refuge,"and the Law relating to homicide
In Num 35:9-15 the appointment of the six cities and their purpose are prescribed; Num 35:16-23 contain specimen cases distinguishing…
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