urban systems whose dominant members occupy various niches, some of which compete. Rather parasitic, the large ones, in that they take from all over without giving, bereft as they are of natural producers. Because of their exclusive emphasis on growth and productivity, they are locked into an ecological immaturity that wastes resources and widely a [..]

The earliest notice in Scripture of city-building is of Enoch by Cain, in the land of his exile. (Genesis 4:17) After the confusion of tongues the descendants of Nimrod founded Babel, Erech, Accad and [..]

Cities of Refuge. Moses, at the command of God, set apart three cities on the east of Jordan, and Joshua added three others on the west, whither any person might flee for refuge who had killed a human [..]

Cities are large, prominent or important centres of relatively permanent population: lacking self-sufficiency in the production of food, and usually dependent on manufacture and commerce . Larger than a town. The English word 'city' comes from the Latin 'civitas' - a highly organized community. This was often used to describe th [..]

A large or important municipality of a country, usually a major metropolitan center.

A large or important municipality of a country, usually a major metropolitan center.

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