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The suburbs of the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward one thousand cubits round about.

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Spiritual Light for All

Matthew Henry highlights that the placement of Levite cities throughout the land was a strategic plan. It ensured that every tribe had access to religious teachers and spiritual influence. This prevented any part of the nation from being left in spiritual darkness, demonstrating God's desire for His word to be accessible to all His people.

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John Calvin

John Calvin

On Numbers 35:4

16th Century

Theologian

And the suburbs of the cities. A discrepancy appears here, from which a question arises. Moses first limits the suburbs to a thousand cubi…

John Gill

John Gill

On Numbers 35:4

17th Century

Pastor

And the suburbs of the cities which you will give unto the
Levites
The dimensions and…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Numbers 35:1–8

17th Century

Minister

The cities of the priests and Levites were not only to accommodate them but to place them, as religious teachers, in several parts of the land. For…