Bible Dictionary
Treasure cities
Treasure cities were storage centers built for accumulated goods or royal supplies. Israel built such cities for Pharaoh in Egypt, and Judah also maintained cities or places for royal treasures.
Definition
Treasure cities were storage centers where accumulated goods, royal supplies, or treasures were kept. The Israelites built such cities for Pharaoh, and Judah maintained places for royal treasures.
Biblical Usage
Exodus describes the Israelites building store cities for the Egyptians. Chronicles refers to places where the treasures of Judah’s kings were kept.
Historical Background
These cities functioned as administrative magazines for storing wealth and provisions.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Store cities which the Israelites built for the Egyptians (Ex. 1:11). (See PITHOM.) Towns in which the treasures of the kings of Judah were kept were so designated (1 Chr. 27:25).