Thematic Bible: Were called after
Thematic Bible
Cities » Were called after » The family of the founder
And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.
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And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel. However the name of the city was Laish at the first.
Cities » Were called after » The country in which built
At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. The king spoke and said, Is this not great Babylon that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty?
Cities » Were called after » The proprietor of the land
And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill, Samaria.
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