Cities
Cities of Refuge. Moses, at the command of God, set apart three
cities on the east of Jordan, and Joshua added three others on the
west, whither any person might flee for refuge who had killed a human
creature inadvertently. The three on the east of Jordan were Bezer,
Ramoth, and Golan; the three on the west were Hebron, Shechem, and
Kedesh. (Deut. iv. 43; Josh. xx. 1-8.)
The Cities of the Plain.
Sodom and Gomorrah.
“Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities
of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.” - Gen. xiii. 12.
The Seven Cities.
Egypt, Jerusalem, Babylon, Athens, Rome, Constantinople, and either
London for commerce, or Paris for beauty. (See Pentapolis.)
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