Dig Site 10 Blue Level Joshua, Judges, & Ruth

Who said, “’Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge’”?

• Eleazar

• Joshua

• The Lord

• The priests

What was anyone who killed a person accidentally allowed to do?

• Find the avenger of blood

• Flee to a city of refuge to find protection from the avenger of blood

• Ask for forgiveness from the avenger of blood

• All of the above

What were the elders of the city of refuge supposed to do with anyone who fled to that city?

• “Admit the fugitive into their city and provide a place to live among them.”

• “Give them over to the avenger of blood.”

• “Not allow them into the city.”

• “Give them one meal and then send them away.”

Who was “’to stand in the entrance of the city gate and state their case before the elders of that city’”?

• The avenger of blood

• The priest

• Anyone who accidentally killed a person

• Joshua

Why were the elders of the city not to surrender the fugitive?

• “’Because the Lord would deal with them justly.’”

• “’Because the fugitive killed their neighbor unintentionally.’”

• “’Because the avenger of blood would attack the city.’”

• All of the above

How long must the fugitive stay in the city of refuge?

• Until they have stood trial and until the death of the high priest

• Until their enemies died

• Until their family died

• All of the above

What were the cities of refuge west of the Jordan River?

• Kedesh, Shechem, Kiriath Arba

• Shechem, Mount Ebal, Hebron

• Bezer, Ramoth, Philistia

• Canaan, Golan, Bethlehem

What were the cities of refuge east of the Jordan River?

• Kedesh, Hebron, Mount Ebal

• Bezer, Ramoth, Golan

• Philistia, Bethlehem, Jericho

• Canaan, Gibeon, Ai

Who could flee to the cities of refuge?

• “Any of the Israelites or any foreigner residing among them who killed someone accidentally”

• “Anyone who was escaping from enemies”

• “Anyone who committed any crime”

• “Anyone who stole food from his neighbor”

Who did the family heads of the Levites approach?

• Eleazar the priest

• Joshua son of Nun

• The heads of the other tribal families of Israel

• All of the above