What does "Cities" mean in the Bible?

What does the Bible say about Cities?

The earliest notice in Scripture of city-building is of Enoch by Cain, in the land of his exile. (Genesis 4:17) After the confusion of tongues the descendants of Nimrod founded Babel, Erech, Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar, and Asshur, a branch from the same stock, built Nineveh, Rehoboth-by-the-river, Calah and Resen, the last being “a great city.” The earliest description of a city, properly so called, is that of Sodom, (Genesis 19:1-22) Even before the time of Abraham there were cities in Egypt, (Genesis 12:14,15; Numbers 13:22) and the Israelites, during their sojourn there, were employed in building or fortifying the “treasure cities” of Pithom and Raamses. (Exodus 1:11) Fenced cities, fortified with high walls, (3:5) were occupied and perhaps partly rebuilt after the conquest, by the settled inhabitants of Syria on both sides of the Jordan.

What is the Hebrew word for Cities?

Where does Cities appear in the Bible?

Cities is referenced in 242 verses across 25 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

• 1 Chronicles 4:31
• 1 Chronicles 6:61
• 1 Chronicles 6:62
• 1 Chronicles 6:63
• 1 Chronicles 6:64
• 1 Chronicles 6:65
• 1 Chronicles 6:66
• 1 Chronicles 9:2
• 1 Chronicles 13:2
• 1 Chronicles 19:7
• 1 Chronicles 19:13
• 1 Kings 10:26
• 1 Kings 12:17
• 1 Kings 20:34
• 1 Samuel 30:29
• 2 Chronicles 1:14
• 2 Chronicles 8:2
• 2 Chronicles 8:5
• 2 Chronicles 9:25
• 2 Chronicles 10:17
• 2 Chronicles 11:5
• 2 Chronicles 11:12
• 2 Chronicles 11:23
• 2 Chronicles 12:4

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Cities.