'Towns' in the Bible

And what sort of land they are living in, if it is good or bad; and what their living-places are, tent-circles or walled towns;

But the people living in the land are strong, and the towns are walled and very great; further, we saw the children of Anak there.

Then Israel made an oath to the Lord, and said, If you will give up this people into my hands, then I will send complete destruction on all their towns.

And the Lord, in answer to the voice of Israel, gave the Canaanites up to them; and they put them and their towns completely to destruction: and that place was named Hormah.

So Israel captured all of those cities, occupied all the Amorite cities in Heshbon, and all its towns.

Then Moses sent out explorers to scout Jazer. They captured its towns and drove out the Amorites who were there.

They burned all their towns where they lived and all their encampments.

Then they came to him, and said, We will make safe places for our cattle here, and towns for our little ones;

but we will maintain ourselves in armed readiness and go before the Israelites until whenever we have brought them to their place. Our descendants will be living in fortified towns as a protection against the inhabitants of the land.

So get to work building your towns for your little ones, and safe places for your sheep; and do as you have said.

Our little ones, our wives, and our flocks, and all our cattle, will be there in the towns of Gilead;

So Moses gave to them, even to the children of Gad and the children of Reuben and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites and Og, king of Bashan, all the land with its towns and the country round them.

And Beth-nimrah and Beth-haran: walled towns and shut-in places for sheep.

And Nebo and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Sibmah: and they gave other names to the towns they made.

And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havothjair.

Nobah captured Kenath and its towns and renamed it Nobah after himself.

"Instruct the Israelis to set aside a portion of their inheritance for the descendants of Levi to live in, along with grazing land surrounding their towns.

The towns are to be reserved for their dwelling places and the grazing lands are to be reserved for their cattle, livestock, and all their animals.

The grazing lands around the towns that you will give to the Levites must extend to a distance of 500 yards from the town wall.

You are to measure from outside the wall of the town on the east side 2,000 cubits, on the south side 2,000 cubits, on the west side 2,000 cubits, and on the north side 2,000 cubits, with the town placed at the center. This reserved area is to serve as grazing land for their towns.

You are to set aside six towns of refuge from the towns that you will be giving to the descendants of Levi, where someone who kills a human being may run for shelter. In addition, give them 42 other towns.

The total number of towns that you are to give to the descendants of Levi is to be 48 towns, including grazing lands surrounding these towns.

You are to apportion the towns that you will be giving the Israelis according to the relative size of the tribe. Take a larger portion from those larger in number and a lesser portion from those fewer in number. Each is to set aside towns for the descendants of Levi proportional to the size of their inheritance that they receive."

they are to designate some towns of refuge so that anyone who kills someone inadvertently may flee there.

And they must stand as your towns of refuge from the avenger in order that the killer may not die until he has stood trial before the community.

You are to set aside six towns of refuge.

Appoint three towns this side of the Jordan River and three towns in the land of Canaan to serve as the towns of refuge,

These six towns will be places of refuge for the Israelites, and for the foreigner, and for the settler among them, so that anyone who kills any person accidentally may flee there.