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City

Easton's Bible Dictionary

The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain (Gen 4:17). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12). Next, we...

Light

Easton's Bible Dictionary

The offspring of the divine command (Gen 1:3). "All the more joyous emotions of the mind, all the pleasing sensations of the frame, all the happy hours of domestic intercourse were habitually...

Destruction, City of

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(Isa 19:18; Heb. Ir-ha-Heres, "city of overthrow," because of the evidence it would present of the overthrow of heathenism), the ideal title of On or Heliopolis (q.v.).

David, City of

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(1.) David took from the Jebusites the fortress of Mount Zion. He "dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David" (1 Chr 11:7). This was the name afterwards given to the castle and royal...

Adam, the city of

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Is referred to in Josh 3:16. It stood "beside Zarethan," on the west bank of Jordan (1 Kings 4:12). At this city the flow of the water was arrested and rose up "upon an heap" at the time of the...

Salt, The city of

Easton's Bible Dictionary

One of the cities of Judah (Josh 15:62), probably in the Valley of Salt, at the southern end of the Dead Sea.

Palm trees, The city of

Easton's Bible Dictionary

The name given to Jericho (q.v.), Deut 34:3; Judg 1:16; 3:13.