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A large walled centre of population providing security for its inhabitants. The OT often uses the term as a symbol of the security of heaven.
Ancient cities Ge 4:17; Ge 10:10-12
Fortified cities Nu 32:34-36; Dt 9:1; Jos 10:20; Jos 14:12
Royal cities Jos 10:2; 1Sa 27:5; 1Ch 11:7
Cities of refuge Dt 4:41-43; Dt 19:1-13
Dt 1:28; Jnh 3:2-3 See also Dt 6:10; Dt 9:1; Ne 7:4; Jnh 4:11
Dt 3:5; Ezr 4:12; 2Co 11:32-33 See also Dt 28:52; Jos 2:15; 1Ki 3:1; 1Ki 4:13; 2Ch 33:14
Nu 32:17 See also Jos 10:20; 2Ch 11:5-12; 2Ch 14:6; 2Ch 17:2; Jer 4:5
2Sa 5:7; Ne 1:3; Jer 51:58 See also Dt 20:12,19-20; 1Ki 16:17-18; 2Ki 25:1-4; Isa 13:19; Jer 32:24-25; Am 5:9
Ps 48:1-2 See also 1Ki 11:36; 1Ki 14:21; 1Ch 11:7; Ne 11:1; Isa 52:1; Jer 25:29; Da 9:16; Mt 5:35
Of strength Jer 1:18
Of heaven Heb 11:10 See also Heb 11:16; Heb 12:22; Heb 13:14; Rev 21:2,20-27; Rev 22:1-5
4224 | cities of the plain |
5255 | citizenship |
5315 | fortifications |
5529 | sieges |
5540 | society |
5586 | town |
5604 | walls |
5942 | security |
7239 | Jerusalem |
7269 | Zion |
7338 | cities of refuge |
9410 | heaven |