9 occurrences

'Cities' in the Bible

The men of Judah captured Gaza, Ashkelon, Ekron, and the territory surrounding each of these cities.

He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys and possessed thirty cities. To this day these towns are called Havvoth Jair -- they are in the land of Gilead.

Verse ConceptsBackThirtyGiven Names To This DayMultitudes Of Donkeys

Israel has been living in Heshbon and its nearby towns, in Aroer and its nearby towns, and in all the cities along the Arnon for three hundred years! Why did you not reclaim them during that time?

Verse Concepts100 Years And MoreArnon

He defeated them from Aroer all the way to Minnith -- twenty cities in all, even as far as Abel Keramim! He wiped them out! The Israelites humiliated the Ammonites.

Verse ConceptsConquestTwentyThose Subjected To People

The Benjaminites came from their cities and assembled at Gibeah to make war against the Israelites.

Verse ConceptsCivil War

That day the Benjaminites mustered from their cities twenty-six thousand sword-wielding soldiers, besides seven hundred well-trained soldiers from Gibeah.

Verse ConceptsSeven To Nine HundredTwenty Thousand And Up

They retreated before the Israelites, taking the road to the wilderness. But the battle overtook them as men from the surrounding cities struck them down.

Verse ConceptsTurning One's Back

The Israelites returned to the Benjaminite towns and put the sword to them. They wiped out the cities, the animals, and everything they could find. They set fire to every city in their path.

Verse ConceptsBurning CitiesBoth Men And Animals Killed

The Benjaminites did as instructed. They abducted two hundred of the dancing girls to be their wives. They went home to their own territory, rebuilt their cities, and settled down.

Verse ConceptsGroups going home

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מבדּלה 
Mibdalah 
Usage: 1

πολίτης 
Polites 
Usage: 1

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