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town

Meaning of “town”

A collection of houses, originally walled or fortified and generally larger than a village.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
13 occurrences12 verses7 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Joshua 2:15

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Luke 5:17
And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judæa, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
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1611 witness · Luke 5:17 · retained source text

And it came to passe on a certaine day, as hee was teaching, that there were Pharisees and Doctours of the Law sitting by, which were come out of euery towne of Galilee, and Iudea, and Hierusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heale them.

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Originally a walled or fortified collection of houses; more generally, a collection of houses larger than a village.

volume 2, leaf 787, column 2 (main_dictionary)