* separate three cities.
   Unquestionably in imitation of these cities, the heathen had
   their {asyla,} and the Roman Catholics their privileged
   altars:  and similar traditions seem to obtain in many
   barbarous nations, for "the North American Indian nations have
   most of them either a house or town of refuge, which is a sure
   asylum to protect a manslayer, or the unfortunate captive, if
   he once enter it.  In almost every Indian nation, there are
   several towns, which are called old beloved, ancient, holy, or
   white towns, (white being their fixed emblem of peace,
   friendship, prosperity, happiness, purity, etc.)  They seem to
   have been formerly towns of refuge; for it is not in the
   memory of the oldest people that human blood was shed in
   them."

  4:41-43  Ex 21:13  Nu 35:10-15  Jos 20:2-7  Heb 6:18