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Cities

 

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

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

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

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

Difficulty of taking, alluded to - Pr 18:19; Jer 1:18,19

Perishable nature of - Heb 13:14

ILLUSTRATIVE OF