Cities: Figurative
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Hebrews 11:10,16
For he looked for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
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Hebrews 12:22
But you are come to mount Sion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
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Hebrews 13:14
For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
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Figurative Senses have their Foundation in Literal Fact Besides ...
... as the verities would not have been declared, out of which the figurative language
is ... obscurity; as when we hear of the downfall of nations and cities, of Tyre ...
/.../on the resurrection of the flesh/chapter xx figurative senses have their.htm

Concerning the Divine Oeconomy and God's Care Over Us, And
... 1926] , by confusion and diversity of tongues [1927] , by the rule [1928] of angels
[1929] , by the burning of cities [1930] , by figurative manifestations of ...
/.../exposition of the orthodox faith/chapter i concerning the divine oeconomy.htm

Of the Ark and the Deluge, and that we Cannot Agree with those who ...
... or that at all events they are far from having any figurative reference to ... in the
history subsequent to the deluge the courses of the two cities,"the earthly ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 27 of the ark and.htm

Joshua's Conquest.
... (2) The geography of the country with the principal cities mentioned. ... Give incidents.
(16) The element that is figurative or illustrative of truth revealed in ...
/.../tidwell/the bible period by period/chapter viii joshuas conquest.htm

The Baptist's Inquiry and Jesus' Discourse Suggested Thereby.
... It stands in figurative contrast to heaven and indicates that Capernaum shall be
brought ... who dwelt in them, yet the uncertain sites of these cities are marked ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xlv the baptists inquiry and.htm

Of the Prophecies of the Birth and Achievements of Christ.
... before knowing your father,"it follows that the pronouncement is visibly figurative. ...
people the "people of Gomorrha," [1267] when those cities had already ...
/.../tertullian/an answer to the jews/chapter ix of the prophecies of.htm

"Nineveh, that Great City"
... Among the cities of the ancient world in the days of divided Israel one of the ... full
of lies and robbery." In figurative language the prophet Nahum compared the ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 22 nineveh that great.htm

Melito and the Circumstances which He Records.
... when thou also wast ruling with him, wrote to the cities, forbidding them ... Latin
equivalent were very commonly used by the Fathers in this figurative sense, eg ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter xxvi melito and the circumstances.htm

The Angels of the Seven Churches.
... The instructions addressed to the disciples in these seven cities of Asia were ... a
system of ecclesiastical polity from such a highly-figurative portion of ...
//christianbookshelf.org/killen/the ancient church/chapter iv the angels of.htm

From Abraham to Egypt.
... Each new excavation made in the ruins of the ancient, long-buried, cities throws
new light upon the ... But Joseph is perhaps more highly figurative of the Redeemer ...
/.../tidwell/the bible period by period/chapter iv from abraham to.htm

Resources
What were the cities of refuge in the Old Testament? | GotQuestions.org

What were Admah and Zeboiim in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

Why did Jesus mention Tyre and Sidon in Luke 10:14? | GotQuestions.org

Cities: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Cities

Cities of Refuge

Cities of Refuge of Christ

Cities of Refuge of the Hope of the Gospel

Cities of Refuge: (The Way To) Christ

Cities of Refuge: Afforded No Asylum to Murderers

Cities of Refuge: Design of

Cities of Refuge: Names of

Cities of Refuge: Required to Be: Easy of Access

Cities of Refuge: Required to Be: Open to all Manslayers

Cities of Refuge: Strangers Might Take Advantage of

Cities of Refuge: Those Admitted to not Protected Outside of

Cities of Refuge: Those Admitted to Obliged to Remain In, Until the High Priest's Death

Cities of Refuge: Those Admitted to Were Put on Their Trial

Cities of the Plain

Cities were Called For: The Country in Which Built

Cities were Called For: The Family of the Founder

Cities were Called For: The Proprietor of the Land

Cities were Frequently: Besieged

Cities were Frequently: Burned

Cities were Frequently: Depopulated

Cities were Frequently: Made Heaps of Ruins

Cities were Frequently: Pillaged

Cities were Frequently: Razed and Sown With Salt

Cities were Frequently: Stormed

Cities were Frequently: Wasted by Famine

Cities were Frequently: Wasted by Pestilence

Cities: A Great Defence to a Country

Cities: Afforded Refuge in Times of Danger

Cities: Ancient

Cities: Arranged in Streets and Lanes

Cities: Artificial Mode of Supplying Water To

Cities: Built in Desert Places

Cities: Built in Plains

Cities: Built in Pleasant Situations

Cities: Built of Brick and Mortar

Cities: Built of Brick and Slime

Cities: Built of Stone and Wood

Cities: Built with Compactness

Cities: Built: Beside Rivers

Cities: Built: Often of a Square Form

Cities: Built: On Hills

Cities: Built: On Solid Foundations

Cities: Church Triumphant

Cities: Densely Inhabited

Cities: Designated as Chariot

Cities: Designated as Merchant

Cities: Designated as Royal

Cities: Designated as Treasure

Cities: Designed for Habitations

Cities: Different Kinds of Chariot

Cities: Different Kinds of Commercial

Cities: Different Kinds of Fenced

Cities: Different Kinds of Levitical

Cities: Different Kinds of Refuge

Cities: Different Kinds of Royal

Cities: Different Kinds of Store

Cities: Different Kinds of Treasure

Cities: Difficulty of Taking, Alluded To

Cities: Entered Through Gates

Cities: Figurative

Cities: First Mention of

Cities: Fortified

Cities: Furnished With Stores

Cities: Garrisoned in War

Cities: Government of, by Rulers

Cities: Heavenly Inheritance

Cities: Infested by Dogs

Cities: Inhabitants of, Called Citizens

Cities: Numerous

Cities: Often Built to Perpetuate a Name

Cities: Often Deserted on the Approach of an Enemy

Cities: Often Fortified by Art

Cities: Often Fortified by Nature

Cities: Often Founded and Enlarged by Blood and Rapine

Cities: Often Great and Goodly

Cities: Often had Citadels

Cities: Often Insignificant

Cities: Often of Great Antiquity

Cities: Perishable Nature of

Cities: Prosperity of, Increased by Commerce

Cities: Protected at Night by Watchmen

Cities: Provided With Judges

Cities: Riches

Cities: Saints

Cities: Sometimes had Suburbs

Cities: Suburbs of

Cities: Surrounded With Walls

Cities: The Apostasy

Cities: Town Clerk of

Cities: Under Governors

Cities: Visible Church

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