Torrey's Topical Index
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
- The family of the founder
- —Ge 4:17; Jud 18:29
- The proprietor of the land
- —1Ki 16:24
- The country in which built
- —Da 4:29,30
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