13 occurrences

'City' in the Bible

and when we cried to Jehovah, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth out of Egypt; and behold, we are at Kadesh, a city at the extremity of thy border.

Verse ConceptsAngels as God's servantsPrayer, Answers ToAngels Going At God's BiddingGod Paid Attention To ThemGod Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites; and he had fought against the former king of Moab, and had taken all his land out of his hand, even unto the Arnon.

Verse ConceptsArnon

Therefore the poets say, Come to Heshbon; let the city of Sihon be built and established.

For there went forth fire from Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon; It consumed Ar of Moab, the lords of the high places of the Arnon.

Verse ConceptsBurning CitiesArnon

And when Balak heard that Balaam came, he went out to meet him, to the city of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is at the extremity of the border.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyMeeting PeopleArnonSpoken Greetings

And one out of Jacob shall have dominion, and will destroy out of the city what remaineth.

Verse ConceptsSurvivors DestroyedChrist Is King Of Israel

And the suburbs of the cities that ye shall give unto the Levites shall be from the walls of the city outward, a thousand cubits round about.

Verse ConceptsWalls

And ye shall measure, without the city, the east side two thousand cubits, and the south side two thousand cubits, and the west side two thousand cubits, and the north side two thousand cubits, and the city shall be in the midst: they shall have this as suburbs of the cities.

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DistancesNorth, South, East And West

and the assembly shall rescue the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the assembly shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he had fled; and he shall abide in it until the death of the high-priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

Verse ConceptsRankManslaughterAnointing PriestsDeath Of Office Holders

But if the manslayer shall in any way come outside the limits of the city of his refuge whither he hath fled,

Verse ConceptsBoundaries

and the avenger of blood find him outside the limits of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kill the manslayer, there shall be no blood-guiltiness upon him;

for the manslayer should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high-priest; but after the death of the high-priest he may return into the land of his possession.

Verse ConceptsDeath Of Office HoldersPermission To Return Home

And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that hath fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.

Verse ConceptsDeath Of Office HoldersNot Redeemed

Bible Theasaurus

Hamlet (2 instances)
Metropolis (1 instance)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
πόλις 
Polis 
Usage: 132

πολιτάρχης 
Politarches 
ruler of the city
Usage: 2