As part of the law of Moses, a person who committed inadvertent manslaughter would seek asylum, which involved escaping to a city of refuge. Moses established at least six cities of refuge where persons guilty of inadvertent manslaughter could live until the death of the current high priest. By residing in such a place of asylum, the person—if found innocent of murder by a council of elders—could escape the blood vengeance of the victim’s family. The Nephites, aware of the seriousness of premeditated murder (see 2 Nephi 9:35), would have been aware of the provisions in the law of Moses that dealt with inadvertent manslaughter. Many scholars consider Jershon—the Nephite land given to the Anti-Nephi-Lehies—a city of refuge. While we do not know if it falls into this category, Jershon could definitely be classified as a place of asylum. As converted Lamanites, the Anti-Nephi-Lehies were judged by the Zarahemla congregation and then given the land of Jershon, that they might seek refuge from the Lamanites. The Nephites then protected the Anti-Nephi-Lehies with their armies, thus fulfilling another provision of the law of Moses in regard to asylum. (See Echoes, 425–430.)