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Why did he put them in Beis Kel and in Dan?

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Radak: He said that Beis Kel was chosen, like Yerushalayim; Yakov said about it "Yihyeh Beis Elokim" (Bereishis 28:22). He put the other in Dan, at the [northern] border 1 of Eretz Yisrael, like it says "mi'Dan v'Ad Be'er-Shava" (5:5).

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Malbim: It was so everyone could go to the one closer to himself.

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Why did he put one at the border? If he wants to minimize toil, it should be distanced from the border, like we say about Arei Miklat (Makos 9b)! Indeed, perhaps it was in Dan, but distanced from the border. However, Rashi implies that it was at the border; refer to 12:30:2:1!(PF)

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