Bible Cities

Joppa Scripture - Acts 9:43

And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner....

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Jordan River Scripture - Numbers 35:14

Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, [which] shall be cities of refuge....

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Judah in Easton's Bible Dictionary

When the disruption took place at Shechem, at first only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David. But very soon after the tribe of Benjamin joined the tribe of Judah, and Jerusalem became the capital of the new kingdom (Josh. 18:28), which was called the kingdom of Judah. It was very small in extent, being only about the size of the...

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Jericho Scripture - Joshua 10:30

And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that [were] therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho....

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Jerusalem Scripture - 1 Kings 12:27

If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, [even] unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah....

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Jerusalem Scripture - 1 Chronicles 29:27

And the time that he reigned over Israel [was] forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three [years] reigned he in Jerusalem....

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Joppa Scripture - Acts 10:32

Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of [one] Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee....

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Joppa Scripture - Acts 10:5

And now send men to Joppa, and call for [one] Simon, whose surname is Peter:...

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Jerusalem in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

VII. Antiquarian Remains Connected with the Water-Supply. In a city like Jerusalem, where the problem of a water- supply must always have been one of the greatest, it is only natural that some of the most ancient and important works should have centered round it. The three sources of supply have been (1) springs, (2) cisterns, (3) aqueducts. 1. ...

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