biblical city
C3960
concept
A biblical city is an urban settlement referenced in the Bible, often serving as the setting for religious events, narratives, and teachings within the biblical tradition.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| biblical city canonical | 27 |
| New Testament place | 5 |
| Canaanite city | 4 |
| Levitical city | 4 |
| city of refuge | 2 |
| Israelite city | 1 |
| ancient Israelite town | 1 |
| biblical settlement | 1 |
| biblical town | 1 |
| eschatological city | 1 |
| symbolic holy city | 1 |
| עיר מקראית | 1 |
| עיר קדושה | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: biblical city
Generated description
A biblical city is an urban settlement referenced in the Bible, often serving as the setting for religious events, narratives, and teachings within the biblical tradition.
Instances (44)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Gerar | — |
| Bethany | New Testament place |
| New Jerusalem | symbolic holy city |
| Thyatira | — |
|
Gezer
linked to:
city of Gezer
|
Canaanite city |
|
Kedesh in Naphtali
linked to:
Tribe of Naphtali
|
Levitical city |
|
Lydda
linked to:
Lydda (modern Lod, Israel)
|
— |
| Lystra | — |
| Berea | — |
| Bethphage | New Testament place |
| Chorazin | New Testament place |
| Bethel | — |
| מגידו | עיר מקראית |
|
שכם
linked to:
שְׁכֶם
|
— |
| Anathoth | Levitical city |
| Κανὰ | New Testament place |
| Ar of Moab | — |
| Nebo | — |
| Heshbon | — |
| Kedesh | — |
| Beth Shemesh | — |
| Ai | — |
| Dan (Laish) | — |
| Mizpah | ancient Israelite town |
| Beroea | — |
| Jebus | Canaanite city |
| Pirathon in Ephraim | biblical town |
| Sodom | — |
| Gomorrah | — |
|
גְּרָר
linked to:
גְּרָר (Hebrew: Gerar)
|
— |
| Mahanaim | — |
| Abel Beth Maacah | — |
| Emmaus | New Testament place |
| Rehoboth (biblical city) | — |
| Debir | — |
| Jahaz | biblical settlement |
| Beth-shan | — |
| Gibeah | — |
| שִׁלֹה | — |
| Megiddo | Canaanite city |
| חברון | עיר קדושה |
| Shechem | — |
| Laish | Canaanite city |
| Bethlehem | — |