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'Cities' in the Bible

And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.

Verse ConceptsThe Third Day Of The WeekCities In Israel

that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.

Verse ConceptsCityLargenessFearing Other People

but stay not ye; pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for Jehovah your God hath delivered them into your hand.

Verse ConceptsPursuing PeopleSmitingThose God Gave Into Their HandsEnemy Attacks

And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, and the remnant which remained of them had entered into the fortified cities,

Verse ConceptsCityCarnageExterminationSurvivors Of The Nations

and they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but he utterly destroyed it, and all the souls that were therein.

Verse ConceptsVillagesAnnihilationNo SurvivorsExtermination

and he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to the king thereof.

Verse ConceptsAnnihilationConquestNo SurvivorsExtermination

And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and he smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed them; as Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded.

Verse ConceptsAnnihilationExtermination

But as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.

Verse ConceptsArchaeologyConflagrationsBurning Cities

And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any that breathed.

Verse ConceptsNo SurvivorsExtermination

And Joshua came at that time, and cut off the Anakim from the hill-country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill-country of Judah, and from all the hill-country of Israel: Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities.

Verse ConceptsHillsTribes Of IsraelAnnihilationGiants

and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;

Heshbon, and all its cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon,

and all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the chiefs of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon, that dwelt in the land.

Verse ConceptsPrincesNamed Gentile Rulers

And the border of the children of Reuben was the Jordan, and the border thereof . This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and the villages thereof.

Verse ConceptsVillages

And their border was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;

Verse ConceptsHalf Of Districts

This is the inheritance of the children of Gad according to their families, the cities and the villages thereof.

And their border was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities:

Verse ConceptsSixtiesCities In Israel

and half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even for the half of the children of Machir according to their families.

Verse ConceptsHalf Of Districts

For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: and they gave no portion unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for their cattle and for their substance.

Verse ConceptsTribes Of Israel

Now therefore give me this hill-country, whereof Jehovah spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakim were there, and cities great and fortified: it may be that Jehovah will be with me, and I shall drive them out, as Jehovah spake.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsCityHelpfulnessLand, As A Divine GiftLargenessCourage, Examples OfGiantsGod Will Be With YouGradual Conquest Of The Landreinforcement

and the border extended from the top of the mountain unto the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border extended to Baalah (the same is Kiriath-jearim);

And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

and Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages.

Verse ConceptsTwenty Some

and Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages.

Verse ConceptsFourteen

and Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.

Verse ConceptsSixteen

and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.

Verse ConceptsNine Creatures

and Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.

Verse ConceptsEleven

and Humtah, and Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.

Verse ConceptsNine Creatures

Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages.

Verse ConceptsTen Things

and Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages.

Verse ConceptsSix Things

Kiriath-baal (the same is Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.

Verse ConceptsTwo Cities

and Nibshan, and the City of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.

Verse ConceptsSaltSix ThingsSourness

together with the cities which were set apart for the children of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.

And the border went down unto the brook of Kanah, southward of the brook: these cities belonged to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh: and the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook, and the goings out thereof were at the sea:

Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

Verse ConceptsNot Driving Them OutUnable To Expel

And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven portions in a book; and they came to Joshua unto the camp at Shiloh.

Verse ConceptsBooksLiteracySeven ThingsHistorical Books

Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and Emek-keziz,

and Chephar-ammoni, and Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with their villages:

Verse ConceptsTwelve Things

and Zelah, Eleph, and the Jebusite (the same is Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History OfFourteen

and Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities with their villages:

Verse ConceptsThirteen

Ain, Rimmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities with their villages:

Verse ConceptsFour Cities

and all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.

and Kattath, and Nahalal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.

Verse ConceptsBethlehemTwelve Things

This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.

and the border reached to Tabor, and Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh; and the goings out of their border were at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.

Verse ConceptsSixteen

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities with their villages.

Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.

Verse ConceptsTwenty Some

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

And the fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,

Verse ConceptsFortified Cities

And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.

Verse ConceptsNineteen

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.

Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Assign you the cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by Moses,

And he shall flee unto one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city; and they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.

Verse ConceptsGatesWaiting At Gates

These were the appointed cities for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person unwittingly might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.

Verse ConceptsAccidental KillingsForeigners Included In The LawMan AvengingUnintentional

and they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.

And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Jehovah, these cities with their suburbs.

And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

Verse ConceptsThirteen

And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.

Verse ConceptsTen Things

And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

Verse ConceptsThirteen

The children of Merari according to their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

Verse ConceptsTwelve Things

And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by Moses.

And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name:

and Ain with its suburbs, and Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

Verse ConceptsNine Creatures

Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.

Verse ConceptsPriesthood, In OtFour Cities

All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

Verse ConceptsAaron, As High PriestThirteen

And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

and Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities.

Verse ConceptsFour Cities

Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; four cities.

Verse ConceptsFour Cities

And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities.

Verse ConceptsTwo Cities

All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.

Verse ConceptsTen Things

And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be-eshterah with its suburbs; two cities.

Verse ConceptsTwo Cities

Jarmuth with its suburbs, En-gannim with its suburbs; four cities.

Verse ConceptsFour Cities

Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities.

Verse ConceptsFour Cities

And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.

Verse ConceptsThree Cities

All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

Verse ConceptsThirteen

Dimnah with its suburbs, Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities.

Verse ConceptsFour Cities

Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.

Verse ConceptsFour Cities

Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.

Verse ConceptsFour Cities

All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.

Verse ConceptsTwelve Things

All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.

Verse ConceptsForties

These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus it was with all these cities.

And I gave you a land whereon thou hadst not labored, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell therein; of vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

Verse ConceptsOlivesPlanting VineyardsOrchardsCities In IsraelGardens

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