13 occurrences

'City' in the Bible

and when we cried to Yahweh, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth out of Egypt: and behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of your 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, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even to the Arnon.

Verse ConceptsArnon

Therefore those who speak in proverbs say, "Come to Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be built and established;

for a fire has gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has devoured Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of the Arnon.

Verse ConceptsBurning CitiesArnon

When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him to the City of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyMeeting PeopleArnonSpoken Greetings

Out of Jacob shall one have dominion, and shall destroy the remnant from the city."

Verse ConceptsSurvivors DestroyedChrist Is King Of Israel

"The suburbs of the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward one thousand cubits around it.

Verse ConceptsWalls

You shall measure outside of the city for the east side two thousand cubits, and for the south side two thousand cubits, and for the west side two thousand cubits, and for the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the midst. This shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.

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

and the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, where he was fled: and he shall dwell therein 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 at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge, where he flees,

Verse ConceptsBoundaries

and the avenger of blood find him outside of the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kill the manslayer; he shall not be guilty of blood,

because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the manslayer shall return into the land of his possession.

Verse ConceptsDeath Of Office HoldersPermission To Return Home

"'You shall take no ransom for him who is fled to his city of refuge, that he may come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.

Verse ConceptsDeath Of Office HoldersNot Redeemed

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