'Cities' in the Bible

Look to see whether the land where they live is good or bad, and whether the cities in which they live are merely tents or if they're fortified.

except that the people who have settled in the land are strong, and their cities are greatly fortified. We also saw the descendants of Anak.

Then Israel made this vow in the LORD's presence: "If you give these people into our control, we intend to devote their cities to total destruction."

When the LORD heard what Israel had decided to do, he delivered the Canaanites to them, and Israel exterminated them and their cities. They named the place Hormah.

So Israel captured all of those cities, occupied all the Amorite cities in Heshbon, and all its towns.

Then they approached him and said, "Here's where we're going to build corrals for our cattle and cities for our families,

but we will keep ourselves armed and stay ready to go with the Israelis until we've brought them to their own places. Our families intend to live in fortified cities in the presence of the inhabitants of the land,

So after you've built cities for your families and corrals for your cattle, be sure to keep your promises."

"Our children, wives, flocks, and all our cattle will be settled in the cities of Gilead,

So Moses gave to the descendants of Gad, to the descendants of Reuben, and to the half-tribe of Joseph's son Manasseh the kingdom of Sihon, the king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og, the king of Bashan, the whole land with its cities, and even the territories surrounding it.

Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran as fortified cities with corrals for sheep.

Nebo, Baal-meon (after having changed their names), and Sibmah. The cities that they rebuilt were renamed.

They are to serve as cities of refuge from a blood avenger in order to keep the inadvertent killer from dying until he has stood trial in the presence of the community.