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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Villages</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/v/villages.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/matthew/9-35.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/v/villages.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Villages</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/v/village.htm" title="Village">◄</a> Villages <a href="/topical/v/villages_and_encampments.htm" title="Villages and Encampments">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#eas" title="Easton's Bible Dictionary">Easton's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#grk" title="Strong's Greek Concordance">Greek</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>In biblical times, villages played a significant role in the social and economic life of the people. They were smaller than cities and often served as the primary dwelling places for agricultural communities. Villages are frequently mentioned throughout the Bible, providing insight into the daily lives, customs, and spiritual practices of the Israelites and other ancient peoples. Old Testament References Villages are often depicted as rural settlements where families lived and worked the land. In the Book of Genesis, we see early references to villages in the context of the patriarchs. For example, <a href="/genesis/25-16.htm">Genesis 25:16</a> mentions the "villages" of the descendants of Ishmael, indicating their spread across the region. The distribution of land among the tribes of Israel included numerous villages. <a href="/bsb/joshua/13.htm">Joshua 13-21</a> details the allotment of land, often listing villages alongside cities. For instance, <a href="/joshua/15-32.htm">Joshua 15:32</a> refers to the villages in the territory of Judah: "Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—twenty-nine cities in all, along with their villages." Villages were also places of refuge and community. In the Book of Ruth, Naomi and Ruth return to Bethlehem, a village, where they find support and sustenance (<a href="/ruth/1-19.htm">Ruth 1:19</a>). The village setting underscores the close-knit nature of these communities. New Testament References In the New Testament, villages continue to be significant, particularly in the ministry of Jesus. Jesus often traveled through villages, teaching and performing miracles. <a href="/mark/6-6.htm">Mark 6:6</a> records, "And He went around from village to village, teaching the people." This highlights the accessibility and openness of village life to the message of the Gospel. The village of Bethany holds particular importance as the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. It was in this village that Jesus performed the miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead (<a href="/john/11.htm">John 11:1-44</a>). Bethany served as a place of rest and fellowship for Jesus, illustrating the hospitality and faith found in village settings. Cultural and Spiritual Significance Villages in biblical times were more than just residential areas; they were centers of cultural and spiritual life. They often contained synagogues, which were central to the religious life of the community. <a href="/luke/4-16.htm">Luke 4:16</a> describes Jesus visiting the synagogue in Nazareth, His hometown, which was a village: "He went to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath." The communal nature of village life fostered a strong sense of identity and belonging among the inhabitants. This is evident in the parables of Jesus, which frequently draw on village life to convey spiritual truths. For example, the Parable of the Good Samaritan (<a href="/luke/10-25.htm">Luke 10:25-37</a>) and the Parable of the Lost Sheep (<a href="/luke/15-3.htm">Luke 15:3-7</a>) both reflect the interconnectedness and mutual responsibility characteristic of village communities. Conclusion While villages may seem modest compared to the grandeur of cities, their role in biblical history is profound. They were places where faith was lived out in daily interactions, where Jesus ministered to the people, and where the early Christian community began to take shape. The biblical portrayal of villages underscores the importance of community, hospitality, and faithfulness in the life of God's people.<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>(<a href="/judges/5-7.htm">Judges 5:7</a>, 11). The Hebrew word thus rendered (perazon) means habitations in the open country, unwalled villages (<a href="/deuteronomy/3-5.htm">Deuteronomy 3:5</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/6-18.htm">1 Samuel 6:18</a>). Others, however, following the LXX. and the Vulgate versions, render the word "rulers." <a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/2968.htm">2968. kome -- a village</a> ... city" (); a hamlet. Word Origin a prim. word Definition a village NASB Word Usage village (18), villages (9). town, village. From keimai ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2968.htm - 6k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2334.htm">2334. Chavvoth Yair -- "tent villages of Jair," an area East of ...</a> ... "tent villages of Jair," an area East of the Jordan. Transliteration: Chavvoth Yair Phonetic Spelling: (khav-vothe' yaw-eer') Short Definition: Havvoth-jair. ... /hebrew/2334.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/3724d.htm">3724d. kopher -- village</a> ... village. Transliteration: kopher Short Definition: villages. Word Origin from the same as kephir Definition village NASB Word Usage villages (2). 3724c, 3724d ... /hebrew/3724d.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/3723.htm">3723. kaphar -- a village</a> ... 3722b, 3723. kaphar. 3724 . a village. Transliteration: kaphar Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-fawr') Short Definition: villages. Word Origin ... /hebrew/3723.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/2691b.htm">2691b. chatser -- settled abode, settlement, village</a> ... 2691a, 2691b. chatser. 2692 . settled abode, settlement, village. Transliteration: chatser Short Definition: villages. Word Origin ... /hebrew/2691b.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm">1323. bath -- daughter</a> ... daughter (2), daughters (241), dispersed* (1), granddaughter (4), granddaughters* (1), maidens (2), old (3), ostriches* (1), towns (28), villages (17), woman (1 ... /hebrew/1323.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/6519.htm">6519. perazah -- an open region, hamlet</a> ... Word Origin from an unused word Definition an open region, hamlet NASB Word Usage rural (1), unwalled villages (1), without walls (1). ... /hebrew/6519.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/cable/the_fulfilment_of_a_dream_of_pastor_hsis/chapter_v_life_in_the.htm">Life in the Villages</a> ... CHAPTER V LIFE IN THE VILLAGES. "Great things are ... WILLIAM SPENSER. LIFE IN THE VILLAGES. AN INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE HOME LIFE. THE ... /.../cable/the fulfilment of a dream of pastor hsis/chapter v life in the.htm<a href="/library/barton/his_life/preaching_in_the_villages.htm">Preaching in the Villages.</a> ... WIDER EVANGELIZATION OF GALILEE PREACHING IN THE VILLAGES. And Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their ... //christianbookshelf.org/barton/his life/preaching in the villages.htm<a href="/library/schaff/the_seven_ecumenical_councils/canon_lvii_bishops_must_not.htm">Bishops must not be Appointed in Villages or Country Districts...</a> ... The Canons of the Blessed and Holy Fathers Assembled at Antioch in Syria. Canon LVII. Bishops must not be appointed in villages or country districts? ... /.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon lvii bishops must not.htm<a href="/library/schaff/the_seven_ecumenical_councils/canon_x_the_holy_synod.htm">The Holy Synod Decrees that Persons in Villages and Districts...</a> ... The Canons of the Blessed and Holy Fathers Assembled at Antioch in Syria. Canon X. The Holy Synod decrees that persons in villages and districts? ... /.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon x the holy synod.htm<a href="/library/schaff/the_seven_ecumenical_councils/canon_xli_those_who_in.htm">Those who in Town or in Villages Wish to Go Away into Cloisters...</a> ... The Sixth Ecumenical Council. Canon XLI. Those who in town or in villages wish to go away into cloisters? Those who in town or ... /.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xli those who in.htm<a href="/library/guyon/song_of_songs_of_solomon/11_come_my_beloved_let.htm">Come, My Beloved, Let us Go Forth into the Field; Let us Lodge in ...</a> ... CHAPTER VII. 11. Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages. The Spouse can no longer fear anything ... /.../guyon/song of songs of solomon/11 come my beloved let.htm<a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_98_some_miscellaneous_matters.htm">Some Miscellaneous Matters Respecting the Face of the Land.</a> ... "Towns that were begirt with walls from the days of Joshua read it on the fifteenth day" of the month Adar: "Villages and great cities read it the ... 3. Villages. ... /.../from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 98 some miscellaneous matters.htm<a href="/library/wilson-carmichael/things_as_they_are/chapter_xxii_behind_the_door.htm">Behind the Door</a> ... After our return from Dohnavur we found that the long-closed villages of this eastern countryside had opened again, and the people were willing to allow us to ... /.../wilson-carmichael/things as they are/chapter xxii behind the door.htm<a href="/library/josephus/the_wars_of_the_jews_or_history_of_the_destruction_of_jerusalem/chapter_8_how_vespasian_upon.htm">How Vespasian Upon Hearing of Some Commotions in Gall, Made Haste ...</a> ... make the fears for Italy the lighter; while therefore the winter was his hinderance [from going into the field], he put garrisons into the villages and smaller ... /.../chapter 8 how vespasian upon.htm<a href="/library/borrow/letters_of_george_borrow/to_the_rev_a_brandram_52.htm">To the Rev. A. Brandram</a> ... Nothing particular occurred during this day's journey, except that notwithstanding my haste I sold some Testaments in the villages near the roadside and that ... /.../borrow/letters of george borrow/to the rev a brandram 52.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/v/villages.htm">Villages (106 Occurrences)</a> ... The Hebrew word thus rendered (perazon) means habitations in the open country, unwalled villages (Deuteronomy 3:5; 1 Samuel 6:18). ...Villages (106 Occurrences). ... /v/villages.htm - 38k<a href="/topical/d/dependent.htm">Dependent (35 Occurrences)</a> ... (See NIV). Numbers 21:25 And Israel took all these cities, and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, at Heshbon, and in all its dependent villages. ... /d/dependent.htm - 17k<a href="/topical/s/settlements.htm">Settlements (27 Occurrences)</a> ... Genesis 25:16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments: twelve princes, according to their nations ... /s/settlements.htm - 13k<a href="/topical/v/village.htm">Village (21 Occurrences)</a> ... It is used in combination, and place-names of this formation became prominent in post-Biblical times, probably because the villages so named had then grown ... /v/village.htm - 16k<a href="/topical/g/gazah.htm">Gazah (16 Occurrences)</a> ... Joshua 15:47 Ashdod, its dependent villages and its hamlets; Gazah, its dependent villages and its hamlets, as far as the torrent of Egypt, and the great sea ... /g/gazah.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/k/kirjatharba.htm">Kirjatharba (6 Occurrences)</a> ... And the land had rest from war. (KJV). Joshua 15:54 And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages: (KJV). ... /k/kirjatharba.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/t/ta'a-nach.htm">Ta'a-nach (1 Occurrence)</a> ... Judges 1:27 Manas'seh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-she'an and its villages, or Ta'a-nach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its ... /t/ta'a-nach.htm - 6k<a href="/topical/m/megid'do.htm">Megid'do (12 Occurrences)</a> ... Judges 1:27 Manas'seh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-she'an and its villages, or Ta'a-nach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its ... /m/megid'do.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/p/persisted.htm">Persisted (8 Occurrences)</a> ... Judges 1:27 Manas'seh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-she'an and its villages, or Ta'a-nach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its ... /p/persisted.htm - 9k<a href="/topical/b/beth-she'an.htm">Beth-she'an (5 Occurrences)</a> ... Judges 1:27 Manas'seh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-she'an and its villages, or Ta'a-nach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its ... /b/beth-she'an.htm - 8k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Baptist-General-Convention.html">What are Baptist General Conventions? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/what-is-a-Samaritan.html">What is a Samaritan? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Negev-in-the-Bible.html">What is the significance of the Negev in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Villages (106 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/9-35.htm">Matthew 9:35</a> Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/14-15.htm">Matthew 14:15</a> When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, "This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food." (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/mark/1-38.htm">Mark 1:38</a> He said to them, "Let's go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because I came out for this reason." (See NIV)<a href="/mark/6-6.htm">Mark 6:6</a> He marveled because of their unbelief. He went around the villages teaching. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/mark/6-36.htm">Mark 6:36</a> Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages, and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat." (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/mark/6-56.htm">Mark 6:56</a> Wherever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that they might touch just the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched him were made well. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/mark/8-27.htm">Mark 8:27</a> Jesus went out, with his disciples, into the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that I am?" (WEB WEY ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/8-1.htm">Luke 8:1</a> It happened soon afterwards, that he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good news of the Kingdom of God. With him were the twelve, (WEB ASV RSV)<a href="/luke/9-6.htm">Luke 9:6</a> They departed, and went throughout the villages, preaching the Good News, and healing everywhere. (WEB ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/luke/9-12.htm">Luke 9:12</a> The day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said to him, "Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms, and lodge, and get food, for we are here in a deserted place." (WEB WEY ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/13-22.htm">Luke 13:22</a> He went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and traveling on to Jerusalem. (WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/8-25.htm">Acts 8:25</a> They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News to many villages of the Samaritans. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/25-16.htm">Genesis 25:16</a> These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments: twelve princes, according to their nations. (WEB JPS ASV YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/exodus/8-13.htm">Exodus 8:13</a> And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields. (KJV WBS)<a href="/leviticus/25-31.htm">Leviticus 25:31</a> But the houses of the villages which have no wall around them shall be reckoned with the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall be released in the Jubilee. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/numbers/21-25.htm">Numbers 21:25</a> And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof. (KJV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/numbers/21-32.htm">Numbers 21:32</a> And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there. (KJV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/numbers/32-41.htm">Numbers 32:41</a> And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the towns thereof, and called them Havvoth-jair. (See JPS RSV)<a href="/numbers/32-42.htm">Numbers 32:42</a> Nobah went and took Kenath, and its villages, and called it Nobah, after his own name. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/deuteronomy/2-23.htm">Deuteronomy 2:23</a> and the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim, who came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and lived in their place.) (WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/3-5.htm">Deuteronomy 3:5</a> All these 'are' cities fenced with high walls, two-leaved doors and bar, apart from cities of villages very many; (YLT RSV NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/3-14.htm">Deuteronomy 3:14</a> Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, to the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called them, even Bashan, after his own name, Havvoth Jair, to this day.) (See RSV)<a href="/joshua/10-37.htm">Joshua 10:37</a> They took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, with its king and all its cities, and all the souls who were in it. He left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but he utterly destroyed it, and all the souls who were in it. (See NIV)<a href="/joshua/13-23.htm">Joshua 13:23</a> The border of the children of Reuben was the bank of the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and its villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/13-28.htm">Joshua 13:28</a> This is the inheritance of the children of Gad according to their families, the cities and its villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/13-30.htm">Joshua 13:30</a> And their border was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities: (See JPS DBY)<a href="/joshua/15-32.htm">Joshua 15:32</a> Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. All the cities are twenty-nine, with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/15-36.htm">Joshua 15:36</a> Shaaraim, Adithaim and Gederah (or Gederothaim); fourteen cities with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/15-41.htm">Joshua 15:41</a> Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/15-44.htm">Joshua 15:44</a> Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/15-45.htm">Joshua 15:45</a> Ekron, with its towns and its villages; (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/15-46.htm">Joshua 15:46</a> from Ekron even to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/15-47.htm">Joshua 15:47</a> Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; to the brook of Egypt, and the great sea with its coastline. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/15-51.htm">Joshua 15:51</a> Goshen, Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/15-54.htm">Joshua 15:54</a> Humtah, Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/15-57.htm">Joshua 15:57</a> Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/15-59.htm">Joshua 15:59</a> Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/15-60.htm">Joshua 15:60</a> Kiriath Baal (the same is Kiriath Jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/15-62.htm">Joshua 15:62</a> Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi; six cities with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/16-9.htm">Joshua 16:9</a> together with the cities which were set apart for the children of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/17-11.htm">Joshua 17:11</a> And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher, Beth-shean and its dependent villages, and Ibleam and its dependent villages, and the inhabitants of Dor and its dependent villages, and the inhabitants of En-Dor and its dependent villages, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its dependent villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its dependent villages, the three hilly regions. (DBY RSV)<a href="/joshua/17-16.htm">Joshua 17:16</a> And the children of Joseph said, The hill-country will not be enough for us; and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, those that are of Beth-shean and its dependent villages, and those that are in the valley of Jizreel. (DBY RSV)<a href="/joshua/18-24.htm">Joshua 18:24</a> Chephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/18-28.htm">Joshua 18:28</a> Zelah, Eleph, the Jebusite (the same is Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/19-6.htm">Joshua 19:6</a> Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities with their villages; (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/19-7.htm">Joshua 19:7</a> Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan; four cities with their villages; (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/19-8.htm">Joshua 19:8</a> and all the villages that were around these cities to Baalath Beer, Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/19-15.htm">Joshua 19:15</a> Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/19-16.htm">Joshua 19:16</a> This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/19-22.htm">Joshua 19:22</a> The border reached to Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh. Their border ended at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/19-23.htm">Joshua 19:23</a> This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/19-30.htm">Joshua 19:30</a> Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/19-31.htm">Joshua 19:31</a> This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/19-38.htm">Joshua 19:38</a> Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/19-39.htm">Joshua 19:39</a> This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/19-48.htm">Joshua 19:48</a> This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/21-12.htm">Joshua 21:12</a> But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/1-27.htm">Judges 1:27</a> Manas'seh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-she'an and its villages, or Ta'a-nach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megid'do and its villages; but the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land. (DBY NAS RSV)<a href="/judges/5-7.htm">Judges 5:7</a> The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel. (KJV WBS YLT)<a href="/judges/5-11.htm">Judges 5:11</a> They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates. (KJV WBS YLT)<a href="/judges/11-26.htm">Judges 11:26</a> While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and its villages, and in Aro'er and its villages, and in all the cities that are on the banks of the Arnon, three hundred years, why did you not recover them within that time? (DBY NAS RSV)<a href="/1_samuel/6-18.htm">1 Samuel 6:18</a> and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fortified cities and of country villages, even to the great stone, whereon they set down the ark of Yahweh, which stone remains to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_kings/4-13.htm">1 Kings 4:13</a> Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars); (See JPS DBY RSV)<a href="/1_chronicles/2-23.htm">1 Chronicles 2:23</a> Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and its villages, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/1_chronicles/4-32.htm">1 Chronicles 4:32</a> Their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities; (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/4-33.htm">1 Chronicles 4:33</a> and all their villages that were around the same cities, to Baal. These were their habitations, and they have their genealogy. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/5-16.htm">1 Chronicles 5:16</a> They lived in Gilead in Bashan, and in its towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, as far as their borders. (See NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/6-56.htm">1 Chronicles 6:56</a> but the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">1 Chronicles 7:28</a> And their possession and dwelling-places were Bethel and its dependent villages, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer and its dependent villages, and Shechem and its dependent villages as far as to Gazah and its dependent villages. (DBY NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/7-29.htm">1 Chronicles 7:29</a> And in the hands of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and its dependent villages, Taanach and its dependent villages, Megiddo and its dependent villages, Dor and its dependent villages. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel. (DBY NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/8-12.htm">1 Chronicles 8:12</a> And the sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misham, and Shemer, who built Ono, and Lod and its dependent villages; (DBY NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/9-16.htm">1 Chronicles 9:16</a> and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">1 Chronicles 9:22</a> All these who were chosen to be porters in the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their office of trust. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/9-25.htm">1 Chronicles 9:25</a> Their brothers, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them: (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/18-1.htm">1 Chronicles 18:1</a> After this it happened, that David struck the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines. (See RSV NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/27-25.htm">1 Chronicles 27:25</a> Over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the treasures in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the towers, was Jonathan the son of Uzziah: (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/8-2.htm">2 Chronicles 8:2</a> that the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. (See NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/13-19.htm">2 Chronicles 13:19</a> And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him: Bethel with its dependent villages, and Jeshanah with its dependent villages, and Ephron with its dependent villages. (DBY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/14-14.htm">2 Chronicles 14:14</a> They struck all the cities around Gerar; for the fear of Yahweh came on them: and they despoiled all the cities; for there was much spoil in them. (See NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/28-18.htm">2 Chronicles 28:18</a> The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there. (KJV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/32-29.htm">2 Chronicles 32:29</a> Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God had given him very much substance. (See NIV)<a href="/nehemiah/6-2.htm">Nehemiah 6:2</a> that Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, Come, let us meet together in one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)<a href="/nehemiah/11-25.htm">Nehemiah 11:25</a> As for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its towns, and in Dibon and its towns, and in Jekabzeel and its villages, (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/nehemiah/11-27.htm">Nehemiah 11:27</a> And at Hazarshual, and at Beersheba, and in the villages thereof, (KJV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/nehemiah/11-28.htm">Nehemiah 11:28</a> And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof, (KJV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/nehemiah/11-30.htm">Nehemiah 11:30</a> Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its towns. So they encamped from Beersheba to the valley of Hinnom. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/nehemiah/11-31.htm">Nehemiah 11:31</a> The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages. (KJV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/nehemiah/12-28.htm">Nehemiah 12:28</a> The sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites; (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/nehemiah/12-29.htm">Nehemiah 12:29</a> also from Beth Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had built them villages around Jerusalem. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/esther/9-19.htm">Esther 9:19</a> Therefore the Jews of the villages, who live in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, a good day, and a day of sending presents of food to one another. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/10-8.htm">Psalms 10:8</a> He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/48-11.htm">Psalms 48:11</a> Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice, Because of your judgments. (See NIV)<a href="/psalms/97-8.htm">Psalms 97:8</a> Zion heard and was glad. The daughters of Judah rejoiced, because of your judgments, Yahweh. (See NIV)<a href="/songs/7-11.htm">Song of Songs 7:11</a> Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field. Let us lodge in the villages. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/songs/7-12.htm">Song of Songs 7:12</a> We lodge in the villages, we go early to the vineyards, We see if the vine hath flourished, The sweet smelling-flower hath opened. The pomegranates have blossomed, There do I give to thee my loves; (YLT)<a href="/isaiah/42-11.htm">Isaiah 42:11</a> Let the wilderness and its cities raise their voices, with the villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing. Let them shout from the top of the mountains! (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)<a href="/jeremiah/17-26.htm">Jeremiah 17:26</a> They shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places around Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the lowland, and from the hill country, and from the South, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meal offerings, and frankincense, and bringing sacrifices of thanksgiving, to the house of Yahweh. (See NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/19-15.htm">Jeremiah 19:15</a> Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Lo, I am bringing in unto this city, and on all its cities, all the evil that I have spoken against it, for they have hardened their neck -- not to hear My words!' (See NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/32-44.htm">Jeremiah 32:44</a> Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe the deeds, and seal them, and call witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the hill country, and in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South: for I will cause their captivity to return, says Yahweh. (See NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/33-13.htm">Jeremiah 33:13</a> In the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks again pass under the hands of him who numbers them, says Yahweh. 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