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| Domain | Definition |
Literature | City of Refuge (The). Medina, in Arabia, where Mahomet took refuge when driven by conspirators from Mecca. He entered the city, not as a fugitive, but in triumph, A.D. 622. (See under Cities Of Refuge , page 255.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: CITY OF REFUGE |
| Specialty definitions using "CITY OF REFUGE": Eltekeh ♦ Kibzaim. (references) |
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 | City of Refuge. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | The City of Refuge. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | A favorite diving spot at the City of Refuge. Credit: America's Coastlines. | ||
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| Expression | Frequency per Day |
city of refuge | 37 |
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| Language | Date | Source | Joshua Chapter 21, Verse 21 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai edwkan autoiV thn polin tou fugadeuthriou thn tou foneusantoV thn sucem kai ta afwrismena auth kai gazara kai ta proV authn kai ta afwrismena auth |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | De tribu Ephraim urbs confugii Sychem cum suburbanis suis in monte Ephraim et Gazer |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs, |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For they gave them Shechem with its suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with its suburbs, |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And they gave them Shechem with its grass-lands in the hill-country of Ephraim, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Gezer with its grass-lands; |
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| Language | Joshua Chapter 21, Verse 21 |
| Cebuano | Ug ilang gihatag kanila ang Sichem lakip ang iyang mga sibsibanan didto sa kabungtoran sa Ephraim, ang ciudad nga dalangpanan sa mamumuno, ug ang Geser lakip ang iyang mga sibsibanan, |
| Croatian | Dali su im grad-utoèište ekem s pašnjacima njegovim na Efrajimovoj gori, zatim Gezer s pašnjacima, |
| Danish | Man gav dem Sikem, en af Tilflugtsbyerne for Manddrabere, med omliggende Græsmarker i Efraims Bjerge, Gezer med omliggende Græsmarker, |
| Dutch | En zij gaven hun Sichem, een vrijstad des doodslagers, en haar voorsteden, op den berg Efraim, en Gezer en haar voorsteden; |
| Finnish | heille annettiin tappajan turvakaupunki Sikem laidunmaineen Efraimin vuoristosta, Geser laidunmaineen, |
| French | On leur donna la ville de refuge pour les meurtriers, Sichem et sa banlieue, dans la montagne d`Éphraïm, Guézer et sa banlieue, |
| German | sie gaben ihnen die Freistadt der Totschläger, Sichem und seine Vorstädte auf dem Gebirge Ephraim, Geser und seine Vorstädte, |
| Hungarian | Nékik adák ugyanis a gyilkosok menekülésének városát, Sikemet és annak legelõjét az Efraim hegyén, és Gezert és annak legelõjét; |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka diberikannyalah kepada mereka itu akan Sikhem, negeri perlindungan orang pembunuh, dengan tanah rumputnya di atas pegunungan Efrayim dan Gezer dengan tanah rumputnya, |
| Italian | Fu loro data, come citt di rifugio per l'omicida, Sichem e i suoi pascoli sulle montagne di Efraim; poi Ghezer e i suoi pascoli, |
| Maori | A i hoatu e ratou a Hekeme i te whenua pukepuke o Eparaima ki a ratou, me ona wahi o waho ake, hei pa rerenga atu mo te tangata whakamate, a Ketere hoki me ona wahi o waho ake; |
| Norwegian | De fikk Sikem, som var tilfluktsstad for manndrapere, med tilhørende jorder i Efra'im-fjellene og Geser med jorder |
| Portuguese | deram-lhes Siquém, cidade de refúgio do homicida, e seus arrabaldes, na região montanhosa de Efraim, Gezer e seus arrabaldes, |
| Rumanian | Le-au dat cetatea de scqpare pentru ucigawi, Sihemul wi kmprejurimile lui, kn muntele lui Efraim, Ghezerul wi kmprejurimile lui, |
| Russian | "БМЙ ЙН ЗПТП" Х'ЕЦЙЭБ "МС Х'ЙК"Щ--уЙИЕН Й ТЕ"НЕУФШС ЕЗП, ОБ ЗПТЕ еЖТЕНПЧПК, зЕЪЕТ Й ТЕ"НЕУФШС ЕЗП, |
| Swedish | Man gav dem dråparfristaden Sikem med dess utmarker i Efraims bergsbygd, Geser med dess utmarker, |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-f-f-g-i-o-r-t-u-y" | |
-4 letters: coiffeur, coiffure, effector, ferocity, fogfruit, fructify. | |
-5 letters: certify, coffret, cortege, coterie, ergotic, eucrite, foregut, forfeit, fortify, frogeye, goutier, officer, outfire, rectify. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 49 54 59 4F 46 52 45 46 55 47 45 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01001001 01010100 01011001 00100000 01001111 01000110 00100000 01010010 01000101 01000110 01010101 01000111 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C I T Y   O F   R E F U G E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0049 0054 0059 004F 0046 0052 0045 0046 0055 0047 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)37435459249402523940554139 |
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