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Suburbs

/SUB-urbz/

Summary

Open land around Levitical cities used for pasturing livestock, extending 1,000 cubits from the city wall.

☩Definition

The Hebrew 'migrash' (from 'garash,' to drive out cattle) designates the open country around a city used for grazing. When the Levites received their forty-eight cities, each included 'suburbs' extending 1,000 cubits from the wall for pastureland. This land could not be sold permanently but remained attached to the city.

Key verses:Numbers 35:2-5Joshua 14:4Joshua 21:111 Chronicles 6:401 Chronicles 13:2

Related Verses69 mentions

Joshua· 33 verses

14:421:221:321:821:11

1 Chronicles· 23 verses

5:166:556:576:586:59

Numbers· 5 verses

35:235:335:435:535:7

Ezekiel· 4 verses

27:2845:248:1548:17

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Suburbs," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. X (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.John McClintock and James Strong, "Suburbs," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. X (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  3. 3.James Orr (ed.), "Suburbs," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. V (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).