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Joshua 20

Joshua 20 ( Joshua • Chapter 20 (9 verses)): The Lord also spake unto Joshua , saying, Speak to the children of Israel , saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses : That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge ... Mentions: Joshua, Jacob/Israel , Moses , Naphtali , Ephraim , Kedesh 1 , Galilee , Shechem , Hebron . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Millennial Frameworks: Historical Interpretations of Revelation 20 —The interpretation of the 1,000-year reign in Revelation 20:1-6 is one of the classic open debates in Christian theology, giving rise to Premillennialism (Historic and Dispensational), Amillennialism, and Postmillennialism. No single view commands universal consensus.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Joshua (Generation 33 • Child of Nun (or Non )): ( 1 Chronicles 7:27 ) This is the Joshua , son of Nun, who was Moses ' servant ( Exodus 33:11 ) and who brought the Israelites into their Land ( Joshua 6:6 ). He was 110 years old ( Joshua 24:29 ) (mentioned in Exodus 17 , Exodus 24 , Exodus 32 ) Joshua (Generation 47 • Messianic Line • Child of Eliezer ): Joshua is a biblical figure in Generation 47 of the Messianic Line , child of Eliezer , parent of Er. ( Luke 3:29 ) (mentioned in Luke 3 ) Joshua (Generation 49 • Child of Jehozadak ): Joshua is a biblical figure in Generation 49, child of Jehozadak . ( Haggai 1:1 , Haggai 1:12 , Zechariah 6:11 ) (mentioned in Haggai 1 , Zechariah 6 )

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Joshua 20:1 : "The Lord also spake unto Joshua , saying,"; Joshua 20:2 : "Speak to the children of Israel , saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses :"; Joshua 20:3 : "That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.". Related canonical books and chapters: Joshua 20 ( Joshua • Chapter 20 (9 verses)), Joshua (Old Testament • 24 Chapters), Acts 20 ( Acts • Chapter 20 (38 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Joshua 20
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Joshua • Chapter 20 (9 verses)

The Lord also spake unto Joshua , saying, Speak to the children of Israel , saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses : That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge ... Mentions: Joshua , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Naphtali , Ephraim , Kedesh 1 , Galilee , Shechem , Hebron .

Joshua
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Old Testament • 24 Chapters

Joshua (Old Testament, 24 chapters). Key figures: Moses , Joshua , Nun (or Non ), Jacob/Israel , Manasseh , Adam . Key places: Jordan , Lebanon , Euphrates , Shittim , Jericho , Rahab . Opens with: "Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, sayin..."

Joshua 6:20
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Joshua Chapter 6, Verse 20

Scripture passage in Joshua 6:20

Joshua
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Generation 33 • Child of Nun (or Non)

( 1 Chronicles 7:27 ) This is the Joshua, son of Nun , who was Moses ' servant ( Exodus 33:11 ) and who brought the Israelites into their Land ( Joshua 6:6 ). He was 110 years old ( Joshua 24:29 )

Joshua
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Generation 47 • Messianic Line • Child of Eliezer

Joshua is a biblical figure in Generation 47 of the Messianic Line , child of Eliezer , parent of Er. ( Luke 3:29 )

Joshua
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Generation 49 • Child of Jehozadak

Joshua is a biblical figure in Generation 49, child of Jehozadak . ( Haggai 1:1 , Haggai 1:12 , Zechariah 6:11 )

Acts 20
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Acts • Chapter 20 (38 verses)

And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia . And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece , And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wai... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Macedonia , Greece , Syria , Asia , Berea .

John 20
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John • Chapter 20 (31 verses)

The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away ... Mentions: Mary , Simon , Yeshua the Messiah .

Luke 20
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Luke • Chapter 20 (47 verses)

And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders, And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Moses , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel .

Matthew 20
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Matthew • Chapter 20 (34 verses)

For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, and saw... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , David , Jerusalem , Jericho .

Revelation 20
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Revelation • Chapter 20 (15 verses)

And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, an... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Gog , Magog .

Chiliasm, Historic Premillennialism, Amillennialism, and Postmillennialism

The interpretation of the 1,000-year reign in Revelation 20:1-6 is one of the classic open debates in Christian theology, giving rise to Premillennialism (Historic and Dispensational), Amillennialism, and Postmillennialism. No single view commands universal consensus.

1 Chronicles 20
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 20 (8 verses)

And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon , and came and besieged Rabbah . But David tarried at Jerusalem . And Joab smote Rabbah , and destroyed... Mentions: Ammon , David , Jair , Jacob/Israel , Jonathan , Rabbah, Jerusalem , Gezer .

1 Kings 20
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1 Kings • Chapter 20 (43 verses)

And Ben–hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria , and warred against it. And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Syria , Samaria , Aphek 2 , Damascus .

1 Samuel 20
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1 Samuel • Chapter 20 (42 verses)

And David fled from Naioth in Ramah , and came and said before Jonathan , What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life? And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or ... Mentions: David , Jonathan , Jacob/Israel , Saul , Jesse , Naioth , Ramah 1 .

2 Chronicles 20
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 20 (37 verses)

It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab , and the children of Ammon , and with them other beside the Ammonites , came against Jehoshaphat to battle. Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat , saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea... Mentions: Moab , Ammon , Ammonites , Jehoshaphat, Judah , Syria , Jerusalem , Seir .

2 Kings 20
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2 Kings • Chapter 20 (21 verses)

In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, saying, I beseech the... Mentions: Hezekiah , Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), David , Ahaz , Judah , Assyria , Babylon .

2 Samuel 20
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2 Samuel • Chapter 20 (26 verses)

And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba , the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David , neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse : every man to his tents, O Israel . So every man of Israel went up from ... Mentions: David , Jesse , Jacob/Israel, Judah , Abel , Sheba , Jordan , Jerusalem , Gibeon .

Deuteronomy 20
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 20 (20 verses)

When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt . And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Egypt .

Exodus 20
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Exodus • Chapter 20 (26 verses)

And God spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt , out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Egypt .

Ezekiel 20
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Ezekiel • Chapter 20 (49 verses)

And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the Lord, and sat before me. Then came the word of the Lord unto me, saying, Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel , and say unto ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Egypt , Bamah .

Genesis 20
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Genesis • Chapter 20 (18 verses)

And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur , and sojourned in Gerar . And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Kadesh 1 , Shur , Gerar.

Isaiah 20
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Isaiah • Chapter 20 (6 verses)

In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod , (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod , and took it; At the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And ... Mentions: Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), Ashdod, Assyria , Egypt , Ethiopia .

Judges 20
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Judges • Chapter 20 (48 verses)

Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, with the land of Gilead , unto the Lord in Mizpah . And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel , presented themselves in the assembly ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Dan , Benjamin , Judah , Phinehas , Gilead , Mizpah 3 , Gibeah 1 , Baal .

Jeremiah 20
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Jeremiah • Chapter 20 (18 verses)

Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the Lord, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things. Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin , which was by the house of the Lord.... Mentions: Benjamin , Judah , Immer , Babylon .

Job 20
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Job • Chapter 20 (29 verses)

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste. I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.

Leningrad Codex (B19a) — Exodus 20 (Ten Commandments)
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The Decalogue preserved with upper and lower cantillation marks in the Tiberian masoretic tradition.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0
Cyrus Cylinder — Declaration of Persian Return (Ezra 1)
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Ancient clay cylinder inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform (539 BCE) detailing Cyrus the Great's decree permitting exiled peoples to return to their homelands and rebuild their sanctuaries.

Babylonian Cuneiform Scribes of Cyrus II • British Museum, London (BM 90920) / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0
Map of the 12 Tribal Allotments in Canaan (Joshua 13–21)
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Territorial borders and inheritance divisions allotted to the twelve tribes of Israel under Joshua and Eleazar .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Map of the Conquest of Canaan (Joshua's Campaigns)
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Central campaign ( Jericho , Ai), Southern campaign ( Gibeon , Beth-horon ), and Northern campaign (Waters of Merom , Hazor ).

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Raphael — The Transfiguration (1520, Vatican Museums)
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Raphael's final masterpiece juxtaposing Christ 's heavenly glory on Mount Tabor with the demon-possessed boy below.

Raphael Sanzio • Vatican Museums / Victoria and Albert Museum Public Domain Mark 1.0
Joshua 1
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Joshua • Chapter 1 (18 verses)

Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun , Moses ' minister, saying, Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan , thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, eve... Mentions: Moses, Joshua , Nun (or Non), Jacob/Israel , Manasseh , Jordan , Lebanon , Euphrates .

Scripture Passages (24)

Joshua 20:1 (KJV)
Joshua 20 KJV

The Lord also spake unto Joshua , saying,

Joshua 20:2 (KJV)
Joshua 20 KJV

Speak to the children of Israel , saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses :

Joshua 20:3 (KJV)
Joshua 20 KJV

That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

Joshua 20:7 (KJV)
Joshua 20 KJV

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 .

Joshua 20:5 (KJV)
Joshua 20 KJV

And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.

Joshua 20:8 (KJV)
Joshua 20 KJV

And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben , and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad , and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh .

And Beth–peor, and Ashdoth–pisgah, and Beth–jeshimoth,

Joshua 20:9 (KJV)
Joshua 20 KJV

These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel , and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.

The king of Shimron –meron, one; the king of Achshaph , one;

And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan , did Joshua pitch in Gilgal .

Joshua 20:6 (KJV)
Joshua 20 KJV

And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

And Achan answered Joshua , and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel , and thus and thus have I done:

Joshua 20:4 (KJV)
Joshua 20 KJV

And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.

And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.

If ye forsake the Lord, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.

And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin , by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.

And the families of the children of Kohath , the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath , even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim .

And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities.

Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel ? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the Lord commanded Moses .

And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.

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