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Concordances
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
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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
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Fausset Bible Dictionary
• Salt, City of
• Fenced Cities
• City
•   (only first 3 shown)
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Storehouse, Storage City
• Salt, City of
• Royal City
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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
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Sioux City, Iowa, Diocese of
• Siena, Italy, City of
• Seville, Spain, City of
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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
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Vines' Expository Dictionary
• City
• City
Wilson's Bible Types
• City
Webster Dictionary
• Reserve City
• City
• Cities
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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
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Lexicons
• ܟ݁ܶܪܟ݁ܶܐ
• ܡܕ݂ܺܝܢ݈ܬ݁ܳܐ
• αὐτός
• ἐκεῖ
• μητρόπολις
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• אַמָּה
• מִבְדָּלוֹת
• מִבְצָר , מִבְצָר
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In the language of the Bible any organized human settlement may be called a city. This applies whether the settlement was large or small (Genesis 4:17; Genesis 13:12; Deuteronomy 21:3; Jonah 1:2).

Larger cities were walled, with a central fortress to provide the citizens with defence against attack (Numbers 13:28; Joshua 6:5; Judges 9:51; 2 Samuel 5:7; 1 Kings 4:13; 2 Kings 14:13). During an attack, people living in the farming villages around the city took refuge inside the city walls (Numbers 35:2; Joshua 17:11; 1 Samuel 6:18). In some cases farmers had their fields outside the city and their homes inside. They worked in the fields during the day, but returned to the city before nightfall, when the gates were shut (Joshua 2:5; Judges 9:43-44; see also WAR).

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