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City upon a Hill

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Summary

City upon a Hill is a phrase[1]. It draws 1,499 Wikipedia views per month (phrase category, ranking #35 of 211).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: trope[3]
  • Based on: Matthew 5:14[4], Lamp under a bushel[5]
  • Inception: 1630[6]
  • Facet of: American exceptionalism[7]
  • Present in work: A Model of Christian Charity[8]
  • P14541: 43tNqm[9]

Why It Matters

City upon a Hill has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). City upon a Hill. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/city-upon-a-hill
MLA “City upon a Hill.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/city-upon-a-hill.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_city-upon-a-hill_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{City upon a Hill}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/city-upon-a-hill}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-10}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Neo-Jay · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'fa', 'fi', 'ru', 'simple', 'sv', 'zh']
    Inception → +1630-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Inception: 1630"
  2. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → phrase, trope
    Based on → Matthew 5:14, Lamp under a bushel
    P14541 → 43tNqm
    Present in work → A Model of Christian Charity
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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