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Atomic Bible
Deuteronomy 4:43
To save one’s own life, he could flee to one of these cities: Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.
from Cities of Refuge, Deuteronomy 4:41-43
What it says

The cities are Bezer for Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead for Gad, and Golan in Bashan for Manasseh.

What it is doing

It anchors the provision in named places and tribes.

In context

41Then Moses set aside three cities across the Jordan to the east 42to which a manslayer could flee after killing his neighbor unintentionally without prior malice. 43To save one’s own life, he could flee to one of these cities: Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.