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     * 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|