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Nave Topical Bible
• Walls, of the Cities
• Treasure Cities
• Cities of Refuge
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Thompson Chain Reference
• Store-Cities
• Refuge, Cities of
• Fenced Cities
•   (only first 3 shown)
Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
• Walled Cities
• City; Gates (Cities Etc Listed Separately)
• Cities of Refuge Etc
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Cities of Refuge
• Cities
Dictionaries
American Tract Society
• Refuge, Cities of
• City
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
• City of Refuge
• City
Chabad Knowledge Base
• Cities of Refuge
CARM Theological Dictionary
• Cities of Refuge
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Treasure Cities
• Salt, the City of
• Refuge, Cities of
•   (only first 3 shown)
Fausset Bible Dictionary
• Salt, City of
• Fenced Cities
• City
•   (only first 3 shown)
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Storehouse, Storage City
• Salt, City of
• Royal City
•   (only first 3 shown)
Hitchcock Bible Names
• Shiloh (Name of a City)
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Salt, City of
• Rulers of the City
• Refuge, Cities of
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Hastings' NT Dictionary
• City
King James Dictionary
• City
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Salt, City of
• Refuge, Cities of
• Golden City
•   (only first 3 shown)
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Sioux City, Iowa, Diocese of
• Siena, Italy, City of
• Seville, Spain, City of
•   (only first 3 shown)
Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
• City
• Cities of Refuge
People's Bible Dictionary
• Cities of Refuge
• Cities
Smith Bible Dictionary
• Treasure-cities
• Salt The City of
• Refuge Cities of
•   (only first 3 shown)
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• City
• City
Wilson's Bible Types
• City
Webster Dictionary
• Reserve City
• City
• Cities
•   (only first 3 shown)
Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Cities
• Cities of Refuge
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Arkansas City
• Atlantic City
• Baker City
•   (only first 3 shown)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Adam, City of
• Arba, City of
• Cities of Refuge
•   (only first 3 shown)
Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
• Cities of Refuge
• Refuge Cities of
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Adam (the City).
• Chariot-Cities
• Cities
•   (only first 3 shown)
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Bay City
• Cities of Refuge
• Cities of the Plain
•   (only first 3 shown)
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Archdiocese of Oregon City
• Cities of Refuge
• Diocese of Baker City
•   (only first 3 shown)
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Cities of Refuge
• City
• David, City of
•   (only first 3 shown)
Lexicons
• ܟ݁ܶܪܟ݁ܶܐ
• ܡܕ݂ܺܝܢ݈ܬ݁ܳܐ
• αὐτός
• ἐκεῖ
• μητρόπολις
•   (only first 3 shown)
• אַמָּה
• מִבְדָּלוֹת
• מִבְצָר , מִבְצָר
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• First mention of
  Genesis 4:17

• Designed for habitations
  Psalm 107:7,36

• Often built to perpetuate a name
  Genesis 11:4

• Often founded and enlarged by blood and rapine
  Micah 3:10; Habakkuk 2:12

• BUILT
  • Of brick and slime
    Genesis 11:3
  • Of stone and wood
    Psalm 102:14; Ezekiel 26:12
  • Of brick and mortar
    Exodus 1:11,14
  • On solid foundations
    Ezra 6:3; Revelation 21:14
  • With compactness
    Psalm 122:3
  • Often of a square form
    Revelation 21:16
  • Beside rivers
    Psalm 46:4; 137:1
  • On hills
    Matthew 5:14; Luke 4:29; Revelation 17:9
  • In plains
    Genesis 11:2,4; 13:12
  • In desert places
    2 Chronicles 8:4; Psalm 107:35,36
  • In pleasant situations
    2 Kings 2:19; Psalm 48:2

• Arranged in streets and lanes
  Numbers 22:39; Zechariah 8:5; Luke 14:21

• Entered through gates
  Genesis 34:24; Nehemiah 13:19,22

• Surrounded with walls
  Deuteronomy 1:28; 3:5

• Often fortified by nature
  Psalm 125:2; Isaiah 33:16

• Often fortified by art
  2 Chronicles 11:5-10,23; Psalm 48:12,13; Jeremiah 4:5; Daniel 11:15

• Sometimes had suburbs
  Numbers 35:2; Joshua 21:3

• WERE CALLED FOR
  • The family of the founder
    Genesis 4:17; Judges 18:29
  • The proprietor of the land
    1 Kings 16:24
  • The country in which built
    Daniel 4:29,30

• Numerous
  Joshua 15:21; 1 Chronicles 2:22; Jeremiah 2:28

• Densely inhabited
  Jonah 4:11; Nahum 3:8

• Often great and goodly
  Genesis 10:12; Deuteronomy 6:10; Daniel 4:30; Jonah 3:3

• Often of great antiquity
  Genesis 10:11,12

• Often insignificant
  Genesis 19:20; Ecclesiastes 9:14

• DIFFERENT KINDS OF
  • Royal
    Numbers 21:26; Joshua 10:2; 2 Samuel 12:26
  • Fenced
    Joshua 10:20; Isaiah 36:1
  • Treasure
    Exodus 1:11
  • Commercial
    Isaiah 23:11; Ezekiel 27:3
  • Chariot
    2 Chronicles 1:14; 9:25
  • Store
    2 Chronicles 8:4,6
  • Levitical
    Leviticus 25:32,33; Numbers 35:7,8
  • Refuge
    Numbers 35:6

• Inhabitants of, called citizens
  Acts 21:39

• Prosperity of, increased by commerce
  Genesis 49:13; Deuteronomy 33:18,19; Ezekiel 28:5

• Artificial mode of supplying water to
  2 Kings 18:17; 20:20

• Infested by dogs
  1 Kings 14:11; Psalm 59:6,14

• Under governors
  2 Chronicles 33:14; 2 Corinthians 11:32

• Provided with judges
  Deuteronomy 16:18; 2 Chronicles 19:5

• Protected at night by watchmen
  Psalm 127:1; Song of Solomon 5:7; Isaiah 21:11

• Furnished with stores
  2 Chronicles 11:11,12

• Garrisoned in war
  2 Chronicles 17:2,19

• Often had citadels
  Judges 9:51

• A great defence to a country
  2 Chronicles 11:5

• Afforded refuge in times of danger
  Jeremiah 8:14-16

• Often deserted on the approach of an enemy
  1 Samuel 31:7; Jeremiah 4:20

• WERE FREQUENTLY
  • Stormed
    Joshua 8:3-7; Judges 9:44
  • Besieged
    Deuteronomy 28:52; 2 Kings 19:24,25
  • Pillaged
    Isaiah 13:16; Jeremiah 20:5
  • Wasted by pestilence
    1 Samuel 5:11
  • Wasted by famine
    Jeremiah 52:6; Amos 4:6
  • Depopulated
    Isaiah 17:9; Ezekiel 26:19
  • Burned
    Judges 20:38,40; Isaiah 1:7
  • Made heaps of ruins
    Isaiah 25:2
  • Razed and sown with salt
    Judges 9:45

• Difficulty of taking, alluded to
  Proverbs 18:19; Jeremiah 1:18,19

• Perishable nature of
  Hebrews 13:14

• ILLUSTRATIVE OF
  • Saints
    Matthew 5:14
  • Visible church
    Song of Solomon 3:2,3; Revelation 11:2
  • Church triumphant
    Revelation 21:2; 22:19
  • Heavenly inheritance
    Hebrews 11:16
  • The apostasy
    Revelation 16:10; 17:18
  • Riches
    Proverbs 10:15