6 occurrences

'City' in the Bible

"Get up! Go to the great city Nineveh and cry out against her, because their evil has come up {before me}."

Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelWitnessing, Importance Ofjonah

"Get up! Go to Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim to it the message that I [am] telling you."

Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelMissionary Work, Examples OfMissionary Examplesjonah

So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh according to the word of Yahweh. Now Nineveh was {an extraordinarily great city}--a journey of three days [across].

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DistancesBig Thingsjonah

And Jonah began to go into the city a journey of one day, and he cried out and said, "Forty more days and Nineveh will be demolished!"

Verse ConceptsHeraldMissionaries, Task OfProphets, Role OfThe Number FortyForty DaysOne DayMore Than One Month

And Jonah went out from the city and sat [down] east of the city, and he made for himself a shelter there. And he sat under it in the shade, {waiting to see} what would happen with the city.

Verse ConceptsWaitingBoothsPeople Sitting Downjonah

And should I not be concerned about Nineveh, the great city, {in which there are} more {than one hundred and twenty thousand} people who do not know right from left, plus many animals?"

Verse ConceptsConversion, God's demands forCityLack Of DiscernmentImmaturityAnimal LifeWorldlinessAnimals, Care ForAnimals, God's Care OfOne Hundred Thousand And MoreGod Will Show MercyIgnorant Of Factsempathyjonah

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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