New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Cities

• First mention of Gen. 4:17
• Designed for habitations Ps. 107:7, 36
• Often built to perpetuate a name Gen. 11:4
• Often founded and enlarged by blood and rapine Mic. 3:10; Hab. 2:12
• Built
  • Of brick and slime Gen. 11:3
  • Of stone and wood Ps. 102:14; Ezek. 26:12
  • Of brick and mortar Ex. 1:11, 14
  • On solid foundations Ezra 6:3; Rev. 21:14
  • With compactness Ps. 122:3
  • Often of a square form Rev. 21:16
  • Beside rivers Ps. 46:4, 137:1
  • On hills Mt. 5:14; Lk. 4:29; Rev. 17:9
  • In plains Gen. 11:2, 4, 13:12
  • In desert places 2 Chr. 8:4; Ps. 107:35, 36
  • In pleasant situations 2 Ki. 2:19; Ps. 48:2
• Arranged in streets and lanes Num. 22:39; Zech. 8:5; Lk. 14:21
• Entered through gates Gen. 34:24; Neh. 13:19, 22
• Surrounded with walls Dt. 1:28, 3:5
• Often fortified by nature Ps. 125:2; Isa. 33:16
• Often fortified by art 2 Chr. 11:5-10, 23; Ps. 48:12, 13; Jer. 4:5; Dan. 11:15
• Sometimes had suburbs Num. 35:2; Josh. 21:3
• Were called for
  • The family of the founder Gen. 4:17; Judg. 18:29
  • The proprietor of the land 1 Ki. 16:24
  • The country in which built Dan. 4:29, 30
• Numerous Josh. 15:21; 1 Chr. 2:22; Jer. 2:28
• Densely inhabited Jonah 4:11; Nah. 3:8
• Often great and goodly Gen. 10:12; Dt. 6:10; Dan. 4:30; Jonah 3:3
• Often of great antiquity Gen. 10:11, 12
• Often insignificant Gen. 19:20; Eccl. 9:14
• Different kinds of
  • Royal Num. 21:26; Josh. 10:2; 2 Sam. 12:26
  • Fenced Josh. 10:20; Isa. 36:1
  • Treasure Ex. 1:11
  • Commercial Isa. 23:11; Ezek. 27:3
  • Chariot 2 Chr. 1:14, 9:25
  • Store 2 Chr. 8:4, 6
  • Levitical Lev. 25:32, 33; Num. 35:7, 8
  • Refuge Num. 35:6
• Inhabitants of, called citizens Acts 21:39
• Prosperity of, increased by commerce Gen. 49:13; Dt. 33:18, 19; Ezek. 28:5
• Artificial mode of supplying water to 2 Ki. 18:17, 20:20
• Infested by dogs 1 Ki. 14:11; Ps. 59:6, 14
• Under governors 2 Chr. 33:14; 2 Cor. 11:32
• Provided with judges Dt. 16:18; 2 Chr. 19:5
• Protected at night by watchmen Ps. 127:1; Song 5:7; Isa. 21:11
• Furnished with stores 2 Chr. 11:11, 12
• Garrisoned in war 2 Chr. 17:2, 19
• Often had citadels Judg. 9:51
• A great defense to a country 2 Chr. 11:5
• Afforded refuge in times of danger Jer. 8:14-16
• Often deserted on the approach of an enemy 1 Sam. 31:7; Jer. 4:29
• Were frequently
  • Stormed Josh. 8:3-7; Judg. 9:44
  • Besieged Dt. 28:52; 2 Ki. 19:24, 25
  • Pillaged Isa. 13:16; Jer. 20:5
  • Wasted by pestilence 1 Sam. 5:11
  • Wasted by famine Jer. 52:6; Amos 4:6
  • Depopulated Isa. 17:9; Ezek. 26:19
  • Burned Judg. 20:38, 40; Isa. 1:7
  • Made heaps of ruins Isa. 25:2
  • Razed and sown with salt Judg. 9:45
• Difficulty of taking, alluded to Pr. 18:19; Jer. 1:18, 19
• Perishable nature of Heb. 13:14
• Illustrative of
  • Saints Mt. 5:14
  • Visible church Song 3:2, 3; Rev. 11:2
  • Church triumphant Rev. 21:2, 22:19
  • Heavenly inheritance Heb. 11:16
  • The apostasy Rev. 16:10, 17:18
  • Riches Pr. 10:15