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| + | This index is meant to help the reader explore Biblical parallels, be they two accounts of the same event or law, stories with similar motifs and themes, or units of text which are linguistically similar and perhaps alluding one to the other. The page includes links to tools that aid in comparison, primary sources that touch upon the parallels, and summaries of and links to articles which analyze them in depth.</div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:58, 2 July 2024
Biblical Parallels Index – Bemidbar 35
Overview
This index is meant to help the reader explore Biblical parallels, be they two accounts of the same event or law, stories with similar motifs and themes, or units of text which are linguistically similar and perhaps alluding one to the other. The page includes links to tools that aid in comparison, primary sources that touch upon the parallels, and summaries of and links to articles which analyze them in depth.Cities of Refuge
A number of passages in Tanakh discuss cities of refuge, with the most extensive halakhic discussions taking place in Bemidbar 35 and Devarim 19.
Tools
- Use Makbilot BaMikra to find links to the various verses which speak of cities of refuge.
- Use the Tanakh Lab to compare the discussions in Bemidbar 35 and Devarim 19.
Articles
- See The Inadvertent Murderer and the Cities of Refuge, by Prof. Yonatan Grossman, for analysis of the differences between the passages and how these convey distinct but complementary purposes of the cities of refuge. He suggests in Sefer Devarim, the main function of the cities appears to be the providing of refuge for the murderer from the blood avenger. In Sefer Bemidbar, in contrast, they are presented as places of exile.
- See also Arei Miklat – Cities of Refuge or Exile? which complements the above article, providing an overview and analysis of various commentator's understandings of the function of the "ערי מקלט", with some emphasizing their role as places of protection and others focusing on their role as vehicles for punishment.
