How many cities were given to the Levites according to Rambam?
Six cities of refuge and another forty-two cities — a total of forty-eight, as stated in Numbers 35.
Question 2
What is the measurement of the area adjacent to the Levite city?
The first one thousand amot are the area for residence; the two thousand outside are for fields and vineyards.
Question 3
How did the sages interpret 'the fields of their cities shall not be sold'?
According to the oral tradition, 'shall not be sold' means 'shall not be changed' — a city, area, and field must each remain in its original designation.
Question 4
If an Israelite inherits a field from his Levite grandfather — what is his redemption right?
The law depends on the place, not the person. The property belongs to the Levite cities and is therefore redeemed by the right of a Levite — at any time — even by an Israeli heir.
Question 5
To whom does Rambam expand the status of 'Holy of Holies' in the last halacha?
Rambam writes 'anyone from the inhabitants of the world' — any person in the world who has the spirit to stand before God and serve Him is considered Holy of Holies and God is his inheritance.