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This article lists the 73 localities in Israel that the Israeli Ministry of Interior has designated as a city council. It excludes the 4 Israeli settlements in the West Bank designated as cities, but occupied East Jerusalem is included within Jerusalem. The list is based on the current index of the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS).
While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later Aramaic or Greek formations.
Therefore, this list will always remain incomplete by definition. The Holy Land is a loose notion. It covers territories which are mainly part of, or controlled by (from north to south), Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, and Egypt. Some cities and sites mentioned in the Bible are farther afield.
The delay in appointing to the Levites their cities arose from the nature of the arrangement which had to be made for the Levitical cities." [ 8 ] This "arrangement" was the fulfilment of Jacob 's prophecy in Genesis 49:5-7 - I will scatter them ( Simeon and Levi ) in Israel - which was a punishment for Simeon and Levi's massacre of the men of ...
At this point, Moses separated three cities of refuge on the east side. [9] Later on, it is prescribed that three cities of refuge be set aside in Canaan once it is conquered, [10] with three additional cities to be set aside "if the Lord your God enlarges your territory". [11] Thus, the total number of cities could be as high as nine.
Second Temple Period: 538 BCE–70 CE: ... [9] Church of All Nations near Mount of Olives in Jerusalem ... Israel portal; List of East Jerusalem locations;
Joshua 4:19-20; 5:9-10; 9:6; 10:6-7.9.15.43; 14:6; 15:7 40? ? Judah? (a point of reference in describing the northern border of Judah between Debir and Jerusalem, not far from the Jordan river, not far from Jericho - "on the eastern border of Jericho", "on the wilderness of Jericho"; mentioned alongside Adummim; all night's march distance from ...
Pages in category "Cities in Israel" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...