Manslayer

Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster

Manslayer - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)

One who was guilty of accidental homicide, and was entitled to flee to a city of refuge (Num. 35:6, 12, 22, 23), his compulsory residence in which terminated with the death of the high priest. (See CITY OF [377]REFUGE.)

Manslayer - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

MAN'SLAYER, n. One that has slain a human being. The Israelites had cities of refuge for manslayers.

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Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)

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