CITIES

- First mention of Ge 4:17 - Designed for habitations Ps 107:7,36 - Often built to perpetuate a name Ge 11:4 - Often founded and enlarged by blood and rapine Mic 3:10; Hab 2:12 - BUILT . Of brick and slime Ge 11:3 . Of stone and wood Ps 102:14; Eze 26:12 . Of brick and mortar Ex 1:11,14 . On solid foundations Ezr 6:3; Re 21:14 . With compactness Ps 122:3 . Often of a square form Re 21:16 . Beside rivers Ps 46:4; 137:1 . On hills Mt 5:14; Lu 4:29; Re 17:9 . In plains Ge 11:2,4; 13:12 . In desert places 2Ch 8:4; Ps 107:35,36 . In pleasant situations 2Ki 2:19; Ps 48:2 - Arranged in streets and lanes Nu 22:39; Zec 8:5; Lu 14:21 - Entered through gates Ge 34:24; Ne 13:19,22 - Surrounded with walls De 1:28; 3:5 - Often fortified by nature Ps 125:2; Isa 33:16 - Often fortified by art 2Ch 11:5-10,23; Ps 48:12,13; Jer 4:5; Da 11:15 - Sometimes had suburbs Nu 35:2; Jos 21:3 - WERE CALLED FOR . The family of the founder Ge 4:17; Jud 18:29 . The proprietor of the land 1Ki 16:24 . The country in which built Da 4:29,30 - Numerous Jos 15:21; 1Ch 2:22; Jer 2:28 - Densely inhabited Jon 4:11; Na 3:8 - Often great and goodly Ge 10:12; De 6:10; Da 4:30; Jon 3:3 - Often of great antiquity Ge 10:11,12 - Often insignificant Ge 19:20; Ec 9:14 - DIFFERENT KINDS OF . Royal Nu 21:26; Jos 10:2; 2Sa 12:26 . Fenced Jos 10:20; Isa 36:1 . Treasure Ex 1:11 . Commercial Isa 23:11; Eze 27:3 . Chariot 2Ch 1:14; 9:25 . Store 2Ch 8:4,6 . Levitical Le 25:32,33; Nu 35:7,8 . Refuge Nu 35:6 - Inhabitants of, called citizens Ac 21:39 - Prosperity of, increased by commerce Ge 49:13; De 33:18,19; Eze 28:5 - Artificial mode of supplying water to 2Ki 18:17; 20:20 - Infested by dogs 1Ki 14:11; Ps 59:6,14 - Under governors 2Ch 33:14; 2Co 11:32 - Provided with judges De 16:18; 2Ch 19:5 - Protected at night by watchmen Ps 127:1; So 5:7; Isa 21:11 - Furnished with stores 2Ch 11:11,12 - Garrisoned in war 2Ch 17:2,19 - Often had citadels Jud 9:51 - A great defence to a country 2Ch 11:5 - Afforded refuge in times of danger Jer 8:14-16 - Often deserted on the approach of an enemy 1Sa 31:7; Jer 4:20 - WERE FREQUENTLY . Stormed Jos 8:3-7; Jud 9:44 . Besieged De 28:52; 2Ki 19:24,25 . Pillaged Isa 13:16; Jer 20:5 . Wasted by pestilence 1Sa 5:11 . Wasted by famine Jer 52:6; Am 4:6 . Depopulated Isa 17:9; Eze 26:19 . Burned Jud 20:38,40; Isa 1:7 . Made heaps of ruins Isa 25:2 . Razed and sown with salt Jud 9:45 - Difficulty of taking, alluded to Pr 18:19; Jer 1:18,19 - Perishable nature of Heb 13:14 - ILLUSTRATIVE OF . Saints Mt 5:14 . Visible church So 3:2,3; Re 11:2 . Church triumphant Re 21:2; 22:19 . Heavenly inheritance Heb 11:16 . The apostasy Re 16:10; 17:18 . Riches Pr 10:15

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CITIES. → Ancient Ge 4:17; 10:10-12 → Fortified Nu 32:36; De 9:1; Jos 10:20; 14:12; 2Ch 8:5; 11:10-12; 17:2,19; 21:3; Isa 23:11 → Gates of
* See GATES

→ Designated as
* Royal Jos 10:2; 1Sa 27:5; 2Sa 12:26; 1Ch 11:7
* Treasure Ge 41:48; Ex 1:11; 1Ki 9:19; 2Ch 8:4; 16:4; 17:12
* Chariot 2Ch 1:14; 8:6; 9:25
* Merchant Isa 23:11; Eze 17:4; 27:3

→ Town clerk of Ac 19:35 → Government of, by rulers Ne 3:9,12,17,18; 7:2 → See GOVERNMENT → Suburbs of Nu 35:3-5; Jos 14:4 → Watchmen of
* See WATCHMAN

→ FIGURATIVE Heb 11:10,16; 12:22; 13:14

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(1) General References to Ge 11:4; 18:24; 41:48; Nu 13:28; De 6:10; 2Ki 13:25 Ps 55:9; Mic 5:14 (2) Fenced Nu 32:17; De 3:5; Jos 10:20; 2Ki 18:13; 2Ch 14:6; 17:2 2Ch 19:5; 21:3; 33:14; Jer 5:17 (3) Of Refuge Ex 21:13; Nu 35:6; De 4:42; 19:3; Jos 20:2,9; 1Ch 6:67 --SEE Avenger, AVENGER