Joshua 20:7
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.
Cross-references
Joshua 21:11 gives more detail on Hebron, one of the refuge cities listed here, as it is assigned to the Levites.
Joshua 21:13 explicitly identifies Hebron as a city of refuge for the manslayer, confirming its status from 20:7.
Joshua 19:37 includes Kedesh in Naphtali's inheritance, the same city designated as a refuge in 20:7.
Joshua 21:21 records Shechem as a Levitical city, linking it to the refuge city appointed in Joshua 20:7.
Joshua 21:32 lists Kedesh as a Levitical city, confirming its status as a refuge city from Joshua 20:7.
Joshua 14:15 explains Hebron's former name Kiriath-arba, which is the refuge city in Joshua 20:7 — provides background.
Numbers 35:14 commands setting aside three cities of refuge in Canaan; Joshua 20:7 fulfills that command.
In 1 Kings 12:1, Rehoboam goes to Shechem for his coronation — one of the three cities of refuge named here.
In 2 Kings 15:29, the Assyrians capture Kedesh — the same Galilean city of refuge listed here.
In 1 Chronicles 6:57, Hebron is listed as a city of refuge for the priests — identical to the city named here.
In 1 Chronicles 6:67, Shechem is given to the priests as a city of refuge — the same city named here.
In 2 Chronicles 11:10, Rehoboam fortifies Hebron — one of the cities of refuge mentioned here.
In Psalm 60:6, God declares He will divide up Shechem — the same city of refuge from this list.
In Psalm 108:7, God says He will divide up Shechem — the same city of refuge from this list.
1 Chronicles 6:76 also lists Kedesh among Levitical cities, corroborating the assignment in Joshua 20:7.