What the Bible says about

Cities

39 references · Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · tap any verse for study tools

“And Cain had relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch.”
Genesis 4:17 BSB
“His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.”
Genesis 10:10-12 BSB
“Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran as fortified cities, and they built folds for their flocks.”
Numbers 32:36 BSB
“Hear, O Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens.”
Deuteronomy 9:1 BSB
“So Joshua and the Israelites continued to inflict a terrible slaughter until they had finished them off, and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities.”
Joshua 10:20 BSB
“Now therefore give me this hill country that the LORD promised me on that day, for you yourself heard then that the Anakim were there, with great and fortified cities. Perhaps with the LORD’s help I will drive them out, as the LORD has spoken.””
Joshua 14:12 BSB
“He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,”
2 Chronicles 8:5 BSB
“Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.”
2 Chronicles 11:10-12 BSB
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