King James Bible Dictionary

Cities in the Bible

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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. Next, we have a record of the cities of the Canaanites, Sidon, Gaza, Sodom, etc. The earliest description of a city is that of Sodom (Gen 19:1-22) and Damascus is said to be the oldest existing city in the world.

Here is a list of over 280 cities. Click on a city name for the full dictionary definition.

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Abdon Abelbethmaachah Abez Accad Achmetha Achshaph Achzib Adam Adamah Adramyttium Adullam Aijalon Ajalon Alemeth Alexandria Almon Amphipolis Anab Ananiah Anathoth Anem Aner Anim Antioch Antipatris Aphek Aphik Apollonia Arab Arad Archi Aroer Arpad Arvad Ashdod Ashkelon Ashtaroth Askelon Asshur Ataroth Athens Azekah Baal Baalah Baalgad Baalhazor Baalhermon Babel Babylon Bajith Balah Beeroth Beersheba Bela Berea Betah Bethanath Bethanoth Betharabah Bethdagon Bethdiblathaim Bethel Bethgamul Bethlehem Bethsaida Bethshan Bethshean Bethshemesh Bethuel Bezer Bozrah Cabul Caesarea Calah Calneh Camon Capernaum Carchemish Cenchrea Chephirah Chinnereth Chorashan Chorazin Chun Corinth Cuthah Cyrene Damascus Dannah Debir Dibon Dimnah Dinhabah Dor Dothan Eder Edrei Eglon Elath Elon Eltekeh Engannim Enoch Ephah Ephesus Ephratah Ephrath Erech Eshtemoa Etam Eziongeber Gath Gathrimmon Gaza Geba Gebal Gedor Gennesaret Gezer Gibbethon Gibeon Giloh Gimzo Gittite Golan Gomorrah Hadashah Hammath Hammon Hammothdor Haran Hazargaddah Hazarshual Hazarsusah Hazor Hebron Heleph Hena Hepher Heshbon Hierapolis Horem Horonaim Ibleam Iconium Idalah Iim Ijon Ivah Jaazer Jabeshgilead Jabneel Jagur Janoah Jarmuth Jattir Jebus Jericho Jerusalem Jeshanah Jeshua Jethlah Jokdeam Jokmeam Jokneam Joktheel Joppa Juttah Kabzeel Kadesh Kartah Kartan Kedemoth Kedesh Keilah Kenath Kerioth Keziz Kibzaim Kinah Kir Kirharaseth Kirjath Kirjathaim Kirjatharba Kirjathhuzoth Kirjathjearim Kirjathsannah Kirjathsepher Kishion Kitron Laban Lachish Laish Laodicea Libnah Luz Lystra Madmen Madon Magdala Mahanaim Makkedah Maktesh Mareshah Medeba Megiddo Memphis Mephaath Middin Migdalel Mishal Mitylene Mizpah Moladah Mozah Naamah Nahallal Nazareth Neapolis Nibshan Nicopolis Nimrah Nineveh Nob Nobah Noph Nophah Ophni Ophrah Patara Pau Penuel Pergamos Pethor Philadelphia Philippi Pithom Ptolemais Puteoli Raamses Rabbah Rakkath Rama Ramoth Ramothgilead Rehoboth Resen Rimmon Rome Salamis Salcah Sardis Secacah Seleucia Sepharvaim Shaaraim Shalem Shechem Shiloh Shimron Shimronmeron Sichem Sidon Smyrna Socho Sodom Succoth Taanach Tadmor Tahapanes Tappuah Tarsus Thessalonica Thyatira Tiberias Timna Timnathserah Troas Tyre Ur Uzal Zarethshahar Zeboim Zidon Zior Ziph Ziphron Zoan