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538:, and is entirely of the same nature with Judea; for both countries are made up of hills and valleys, and are moist enough for agriculture, and are very fruitful. They have abundance of trees, and are full of autumnal fruit, both that which grows wild, and that which is the effect of cultivation. They are not naturally watered by many rivers, but derive their chief moisture from rain-water, of which they have no want; and for those rivers which they have, all their waters are exceeding sweet: by reason also of the excellent grass they have, their cattle yield more milk than do those in other places; and, what is the greatest sign of excellency and of abundance, they each of them are very full of people. (5) In the limits of Samaria and Judea lies the village Anuath, which is also named Borceos. This is the northern boundary of Judea. 1209:; they did not settle south of the Nablus-Qalqiliya line. Christianity slowly made its way into Samaria, even after the Samaritan revolts. With the exception of Neapolis, Sebastia, and a small cluster of monasteries in central and northern Samaria, most of the population of the rural areas remained non-Christian. In southwestern Samaria, a significant concentration of churches and monasteries was discovered, with some of them built on top of citadels from the late Roman period. Magen raised the hypothesis that many of these were used by Christian pilgrims, and filled an empty space in the region whose Jewish population was wiped out in the Jewish–Roman wars. 632: 903: 875: 621: 1369: 2907:
nomads who had filled the vacuum created by the departing Samaritans at the end of the Byzantine period To sum up: in the only rural region in Palestine in which, according to all the written and archeological sources, the process of Islamization was completed already in the twelfth century, there occurred events consistent with the model propounded by Levtzion and Vryonis: the region was abandoned by its original sedentary population and the subsequent vacuum was apparently filled by nomads who, at a later stage, gradually became sedentarized
5178: 791: 93: 415: 1548: 1049: 1482: 2398: 406:) and 'B' (Palestinian civil control and joint Israeli–Palestinian security control) were transferred by Israel to the Palestinian Authority. The Palestinian Authority and the international community do not recognize the term "Samaria"; in modern times, the territory is generally known as part of the West Bank. 1432:. "The Israeli CBS also collects statistics on the rest of the West Bank and the Gaza District. It has produced various basic statistical series on the territories, dealing with population, employment, wages, external trade, national accounts, and various other topics." The Palestinian Authority however use 1474:) throughout the area. The council is a member of the network of regional municipalities spread throughout Israel. Elections for the head of the council are held every five years by Israel's ministry of interior, all residents over age 17 are eligible to vote. In special elections held in August 2015 775:
estimated that about 52,000 people inhabited the Manasseh Hill in northern Samaria prior to the Assyrian deportations. According to botanists, the majority of Samaria's forests were torn down during the Iron Age II, and were replaced by plantations and agricultural fields. Since then, few oak forests
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On 17 December 1967, the Israeli military government issued an order stating that "the term 'Judea and Samaria region' shall be identical in meaning for all purposes ... to the term 'the West Bank Region'". This change in terminology, which has been followed in Israeli official statements since that
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During the Crusader era, the Franks invited a large number of Bedouins to settle in the region. Over time, these Bedouins shifted from their nomadic way of life to becoming settled inhabitants. As a result, today much of the local population resides in towns and villages, and the Bedouin settlement
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to deal with defeated enemy peoples. The resettled people were generally treated well as valued members of the empire and transported together with their families and belongings. At the same time, people from other parts of the empire were resettled in the depopulated Samerina. The resettlement is
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From the data given above it can be concluded that the Muslim population of Central Samaria, during the early Muslim period, was not an autochthonous population which had converted to Christianity. They arrived there either by way of migration or as a result of a process of sedentarization of the
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According to many scholars, archaeological excavations at Mount Gerizim indicate that a Samaritan temple was built there in the first half of the 5th century BCE. The date of the schism between Samaritans and Jews is unknown, but by the early 4th century BCE the communities seem to have had
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in 1931–35, during which time some of the chronology issues were resolved. The round towers lining the acropolis were found to be Hellenistic, the street of columns was dated to the 3–4th century, and 70 inscribed potsherds were dated to the early 8th century.
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and made it his capital. Samaria functioned as the capital of the Kingdom of Israel (the "Northern Kingdom") until its fall to the Assyrians in the 720s. Hebrew prophets condemned Samaria for its "ivory houses" and luxury palaces displaying pagan riches.
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concluded that Samaria's population during the Byzantine period was composed of Samaritans, Christians, and a minority of Jews. The Samaritan population was mainly concentrated in the valleys of Nablus and to the north as far as
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In 1908–1935, remains of luxury furniture made of wood and ivory were discovered in Samaria, representing the Levant's most important collection of ivory carvings from the early first millennium BC. Despite theories of their
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Finkelstein, I. 1993. The Southern Samarian Hills Survey. In E. Stern (ed.). The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society, Carta, Vol. 4, pp.
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as a result of waves of conversion among the remaining Samaritan population, along with the migration of Muslims into the area. Evidence implies that a large number of Samaritans converted under
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Archaeological finds from Roman-era Sebaste, a site that was rebuilt and renamed by Herod the Great in 30 BC, include a colonnaded street, a temple-lined acropolis, and a lower city, where
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distinctive practices and communal separation. Much of the anti-Samaritan polemic in the Hebrew Bible and extra-biblical texts (such as Josephus) originate from this point and on.
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immigrated from Transjordan in the 17th century and became influential in Jenin by the 19th century. However, one family tradition suggests they arrived during Saladin's era.
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is archaeologically evident in Jewish-inhabited areas of southern Samaria, as many sites were destroyed and left abandoned for extended periods of time. After the
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The Byzantine period is considered the peak of settlement in Samaria, as in other regions of the country. Based on historical sources and archeological data, the
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with the woman of Sychar, in which he declares himself to be the Messiah. In Acts 8:1, it is recorded that the early community of disciples of Jesus began to be
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destroyed the cities of Samaria and Shechem, as well as the city and temple on Mount Gerizim. Only a few stone remnants of the Samaritan temple exist today.
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in 110 BCE, although their descendants still worship among its ruins. The antagonism between Samaritans and Jews is important in understanding the Bible's
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The fact that the mountain was called Shomeron when Omri bought it may indicate that the correct etymology of the name is to be found more directly in the
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The Samarian hills are not very high, seldom reaching the height of over 800 meters. Samaria's climate is more hospitable than the climate further south.
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M. Levy-Rubin, "New evidence relating to the process of Islamization in Palestine in the Early Muslim Period - The Case of Samaria", in:
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called for the Arab state to consist of several parts, the largest of which was described as "the hill country of Samaria and Judea."
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International Law and the Administration of Occupied Territories: Two Decades of Israeli Occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip
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Tappy, R. E. (2007). "The Final Years of Israelite Samaria: Toward a Dialogue Between Texts and Archaeology", pp. 258–79 in
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was established and given responsibility for the administration over some of the territory of West Bank (Areas 'A' and 'B').
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time, reflected a historic attachment to these areas and rejection of a name that implied Jordanian sovereignty over them.
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Up to the Gates of Ekron: Essays on the Archaeology and History of the Eastern Mediterranean in Honor of Seymour Gitin
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Southern Samaria reached a peak in settlement during the early Roman period (63 BCE–70 CE), partly as a result of the
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is one indication of this decline. Around 110 BCE, the decline of Hellenistic Samaria was complete, when the Jewish
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Albright, W. F. (24 July 2017). "Recent Progress in Palestinian Archaeology: Samaria-Sebaste III and Hazor I".
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The archaeological record suggests that Samaria experienced significant settlement growth in Iron Age II (from
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claimed in Assyrian records to have deported 27,280 people to various places throughout the empire, mainly to
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950 BC). Archaeologists estimate that there were 400 sites, up from 300 during the previous Iron Age I (
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Tappy, R. E. (2006). "The Provenance of the Unpublished Ivories from Samaria", pp. 637–56 in
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The Mandate for Palestine. (24 July 1922). League of Nations Council. Retrieved 23 June 2021 from
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in the eastern part of the empire (modern-day Iran). The deportations were part of a standard
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root for "guard", hence its initial meaning would have been "watch mountain". In the earlier
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rule, as a result of droughts, earthquakes, religious persecution, high taxes, and anarchy.
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Cathedra: For the History of Eretz Israel and Its Yishuv / קתדרה: לתולדות ארץ ישראל ויישובה
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The Origins of the Second Temple: Persian Imperial Policy and the Rebuilding of Jerusalem
2944:די סגני, ל' (2002). מרידות השומרונים בארץ-ישראל הביזנטית. בתוך א' שטרן וח' אשל (עורכים), 1118: 739:, separated themselves politically from the southern tribes and established the separate 651:
Over time, the region has been controlled by numerous different civilizations, including
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There is no clear division between the mountains of southern Samaria and northern Judea.
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periods, is described as a "province" that "reached from the sea to the Jordan Valley".
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ceded its claims in the West Bank (except for certain prerogatives in Jerusalem) to the
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Frahm, Eckart (2017). "The Neo-Assyrian Period (ca. 1000–609 BCE)". In E. Frahm (ed.).
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may explain the tribal organization found in parts of the rural society, known as the
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During the first century, the boundary between Samaria and Judea passed eastward of
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The Harvard excavation of Samaria, which began in 1908, was headed by Egyptologist
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Park, Sung Jin (2012). "A New Historical Reconstruction of the Fall of Samaria".
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Book of the Samaritans; The Continuation of the Samaritan Chronicle of Abu l-Fath
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named after and descended from ancient Semitic inhabitants of Samaria, since the
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Rainey, A. F. (November 1988). "Toward a Precise Date for the Samaria Ostraca".
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Nelson's perpetual loose-leaf encyclopaedia: an international work of reference
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in Jerusalem and were 'scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria'.
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is the local municipal government that administers the smaller Israeli towns (
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Sargon ... named the new province, which included what formerly was Israel,
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Gottheil, Richard; Ryssel, Victor; Jastrow, Marcus; Levias, Caspar (1906).
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The Destruction of the Samaritan Temple by John Hyrcanus: A Reconsideration
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Rediscovering Palestine: Merchants and Peasants in Jabal Nablus, 1700–1900
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Samaria is one of several standard statistical districts utilized by the
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Samaria was used to describe the northern midsection of the land in the
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Franklin, N. (2004). "Samaria: from the Bedrock to the Omride Palace".
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was a governor of Samaria. Sinuballat is best known as an adversary of
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Samaria was a largely autonomous province nominally dependent on the
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in the international community to be illegal under international law
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on the eastern slope of the hill. Remains have been found from the
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inscriptions, Samaria is designated under the name of "Bet Ḥumri" (
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as its limit to the east. Its territory largely corresponds to the
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in the middle of the 5th century BCE, and was destroyed under the
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Persian Achaemenid coin minted in Samaria, dated c. 375–333 BC.
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L. Matassa, J. Macdonald; et al. (2007). "Samaritans". In
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until the time of King Omri (c. 884 BC), who built the city of
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This article is about the geographic region. For the city, see
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As of 1999 three series of coins have been found that confirm
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origin, some of the letters serving as fitter's marks are in
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Michael Hamilton Burgoyne and Mahmoud Hawari (19 May 2005).
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Israeli settlements in the West Bank are considered by most
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The Fall of Samaria: An Historical and Archaeological Study
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Frankish Rural Settlement in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
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grew stronger. The transfer of three districts of Samaria—
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in the Assyrian heartland, as well as to the cities of the
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holding lance and reins on horseback, Aramaic inscription
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al-Bakhīt, Muḥammad ʻAdnān; al-Ḥamūd, Nūfān Rajā (1989).
2794:. עבודת דוקטור, אוניברסיטת בר-אילן. עמ' 271–275. (Hebrew) 2781:. עבודת דוקטור, אוניברסיטת בר-אילן. עמ' 314–315. (Hebrew) 1728:, seen by many scholars as an early Israelite cultic site 1385:, most of the territory was unilaterally incorporated as 1113:, which took place on the border of Samaria and Galilee. 586:
The area known as the hills of Samaria is bounded by the
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coins. The reverse side depicts the Persian King in his
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estimated that only around 1,900 Samaritans remained in
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and preached and healed the sick there. In the time of
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was elected as head of the Shomron Regional Council.
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The southern part of Samaria was then known as 546:, along the deep valley which had Beth Rima (now 3037:Le statut légal des non-Musulman en pays d'Islam 2933:סקר הר מנשה. העמקים המזרחיים וספר המדבר, כרך שני 1318:Beshara Doumani states that the prominent local 1279:Emirate (1517–1683), which encompassed also the 862:and provides the basis for the narrative of the 802:and the deportation of peoples from Samerina by 340:. It includes most of the region of the ancient 3683:(2017). "Assyrian Warfare". In E. Frahm (ed.). 1787:. Religiously, the Samaritans are adherents of 1702:, site of a notable ancient Samaritan synagogue 1463:as administrative centers for the same region. 1275:, the northern part of Samaria belonged to the 525: 1516:entered into a partnership agreement with the 1397:The Jordanian-held West Bank was captured and 1169:, Samaria is called the "land of the Cuthim". 851:resettlement policy of the Neo-Assyrian Empire 715:captured the region known as Samaria from the 374:in 1947. It became the administrative term in 5121: 4165: 3805:. Mercer University Press. pp. 788–789. 3039:, Beyrouth: Imprimerie Catholique, pp. 72–73. 1334:, Palestine was wrested by the armies of the 1185:, which resulted in death, displacement, and 910:coin minted in Samaria, dated c. 375–333 BC. 8: 3335:"The Center for Regional Councils in Israel" 3146:. Amman: Jordanian University. pp. 1–35 2971:לוי-רובין, מילכה; Levy-Rubin, Milka (2006). 2421: 2169:"This Side of the River Jordan; On Language" 2004: 1917: 1915: 1060:texts from within a religion or faith system 731:(c. 931 BC), the northern tribes, including 174: 3972:Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins 3086:The Islamization of the Holy Land, 634–1800 1742:Khirbet Seilun/Tel Shiloh, identified with 437:) is derived from the individual (or clan) 5128: 5114: 5106: 4172: 4158: 4150: 2539:Judah and Judeans in the Fourth Century BC 1361:of Palestine for part of this period. The 1181:(mostly in 525 CE and 555 CE) against the 771:, Samaria and Tirzah in northern Samaria. 497:the fall of the northern kingdom of Israel 71: 3650:Israelite Samaritan Information Institute 2267:, University Press of the Pacific, 2004, 1855:List of burial places of biblical figures 1413:in November 1988, later confirmed by the 1089:Learn how and when to remove this message 1011:'s settlement efforts. The impact of the 285:to the north. The region is known to the 5236:Southern Jordan Valley (Bik'at HaYarden) 1923:"Samaria - historical region, Palestine" 1546: 1480: 1367: 1177:Following the bloody suppression of the 630: 619: 413: 390:, of which the entire area north of the 3255:the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2249:– via HathiTrust Digital Library. 2136:. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 18–. 2082:. Oxford University Press. p. 41. 1881: 355:The name "Samaria" is derived from the 168: 153: 89: 3910:"Shalmaneser V and His Era, Revisited" 3908:Yamada, Keiko; Yamada, Shiego (2017). 3866:Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München 2496: 2484: 2457: 2015: 2013: 1307:. The areas south of Jenin, including 763:1200 BC onwards). 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Archived from 2375:"הכלכלה הכפרית של השומרון בימי קדם" 1653:that is standing on its hind legs. 1430:Israel Central Bureau of Statistics 1357:Samaria was the name of one of the 1145:of Judea, Samaria, Galilee and the 1141:of the Romans was divided into the 1117:4:1-26 records Jesus' encounter at 442: 434: 398:ceded its claim of the area to the 298: 259: 250: form of the Hebrew name 175: 5095:Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions 4180:Ancient states and regions in the 3843:. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. 3786:from the original on 24 April 2021 3731:. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. 3689:. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. 3420:from the original on 16 March 2022 3358:"Shomron Regional Council Website" 3221:. University of California Press. 2665:from the original on 11 April 2023 2379:Judea and Samaria Research Studies 1969:from the original on 29 April 2023 1896:. HarperCollins Publishers. 2022. 324:as its limit to the west, and the 25: 3955:. Leiden; New York: E. J. Brill. 3748:"Captivity, or Exile, Babylonian" 3125:A Companion to Samaritan Studies, 2241:from the original on 7 April 2022 2201:; et al., eds. (1901–1906). 2130:Neil Caplan (19 September 2011). 1680:, identified with biblical Dothan 1594:is believed to have been buried. 1526:Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions 1251:, the Jewish writer and explorer 1225:, Samaria underwent a process of 1149:. Samaria occupied the centre of 837:Following the Assyrian conquest, 400:Palestine Liberation Organization 5176: 3530:. Biblical Archaeology Society. 3393:from the original on 12 May 2019 3235:from the original on 10 May 2023 2213:. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. 1988:The New Encyclopaedia Britannica 1779:of the Israelites, according to 1047: 195: 91: 3930:from the original on 2022-02-09 3891:"Captivities of the Israelites" 3760:from the original on 2012-10-21 3364:from the original on 2016-01-06 3316:from the original on 2005-12-08 3197:from the original on 2023-07-18 3083:Ehrlich, Michael (2022-05-31), 2999:from the original on 2023-02-05 2897:from the original on 2023-07-10 2555:from the original on 2023-11-29 2401:from the original on 2023-02-25 2325:from the original on 2023-02-08 2060:from the original on 2023-02-08 2031:from the original on 2023-02-08 1537:Ancient city of Samaria/Sebaste 1372:The village of Samaria, c. 1915 1303:, and the northern part of the 394:is termed as Samaria. In 1988, 372:UN Partition Plan for Palestine 3861:Focus on Population Management 3802:Mercer Dictionary of the Bible 2875:. Cambridge University Press. 2643:, De Gruyter, pp. 76–77, 2641:Samaria, Samarians, Samaritans 2635:Dušek, Jan (27 October 2011), 2175:. Forward. 22 September 2010. 2097:Kifner, John (1 August 1988). 1000:, following the death of King 870:Babylonian and Persian periods 578:also stands at that boundary. 1: 5445:Samaritan culture and history 3526:Wiener, Noah (6 April 2013). 3183:10.1080/00758914.2023.2202484 3023:, 43 (3), pp. 257–276, 2000, 2701:10.1080/03344355.2019.1650500 2021:"Online Etymology Dictionary" 1833:Parable of the Good Samaritan 1714:, the religious epicenter of 1415:Israel–Jordan Treaty of Peace 1219:Muslim conquest of the Levant 1067:that critically analyze them. 760: 756: 703:Israelite tribes and kingdoms 5425:Historical regions in Israel 5350:Israeli Civil Administration 4347:Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia 3555:, W.F. Albright, 1960, p. 34 3553:The Archaeology of Palestine 3128:Mohr Siebeck, 1993 pp.70-71. 2765:Religions 2019, 10(11), 628. 2351:www.research-projects.uzh.ch 1783:and first-century historian 806:(and possibly Shalmaneser V) 743:. Initially its capital was 558:(1836–1905) as the ruins of 384:defined by Israeli officials 316:The first-century historian 265:), used as a historical and 158:1,016 m (3,333 ft) 2744:135/3 (2016), pp. 505-523; 2683:Raviv, Dvir (3 July 2019). 1829:Samaritan woman at the well 1771:(Hebrew: Shomronim) are an 1399:has been occupied by Israel 1301:Bilad al-Ruha/Ramot Menashe 1109:17:11–2, in the miraculous 914:; a seated Persian wearing 289:in Arabic under two names, 5466: 3779:World History Encyclopedia 3707:Sargon II, King of Assyria 3461:10.1179/007589105790088913 2869:Ellenblum, Ronnie (2010). 1760: 1540: 1187:conversion to Christianity 783: 776:have grown in the region. 598:Ridge (northwest); by the 550:) and Beth Laban (today's 56: 29: 5174: 4066:. 277/278 (277): 93–107. 3997:10.1179/lev.2004.36.1.189 3896:The Catholic Encyclopedia 3617:Edelman, Diana Vikander. 3274:"UN partition resolution" 3095:10.1515/9781802700312-006 2261:A Dictionary of the Bible 2259:James Hastings (editor), 1734:, identified as biblical 1111:healing of the ten lepers 344:, which was north of the 260: 180: 105: 90: 81: 3772:Mark, Joshua J. (2014). 2729:See: Jonathan Bourgel, " 2649:10.1515/9783110268201.71 2422:Yamada & Yamada 2017 2005:Mills & Bullard 1990 1963:, book 3, chapter 3:4-5" 1518:Shomron Regional Council 1491:Shomron Regional Council 1468:Shomron Regional Council 1359:administrative districts 1346:it was entrusted to the 1039:New Testament references 926:inscription which reads 647:was sold by his brethren 639:where, according to the 560:'Aina and Khirbet Berkit 336:and the western half of 97:Hills near the ruins of 67:Samaria (disambiguation) 30:Not to be confused with 27:Region of ancient Israel 4133:Vailhé, Siméon (1912). 4125:Encyclopædia Britannica 3901:Robert Appleton Company 3704:Elayi, Josette (2017). 3383:"The Geneva Convention" 2533:Magen, Yitzhak (2007). 2210:The Jewish Encyclopedia 1927:Encyclopædia Britannica 1198:Manasseh Hill surveyors 894:; satrap and driver in 824:capital city of Samaria 719:and assigned it to the 624:Hills of Samaria, near 515:Roman-period definition 357:ancient city of Samaria 5137:Judea and Samaria Area 4940:Luwian-Aramaean states 3858:Radner, Karen (2018). 3840:A Companion to Assyria 3728:A Companion to Assyria 3710:. Atlanta: SBL Press. 3686:A Companion to Assyria 3621:. Equinox. p. 41. 2227:, ed. (October 1926). 2078:Emma Playfair (1992). 1865:Judea and Samaria Area 1744:Shiloh (biblical city) 1724:, Iron Age remains on 1552: 1543:Samaria (ancient city) 1494: 1393:Israeli administration 1373: 1363:1947 UN partition plan 1161:in 135, following the 1017:First Jewish-Roman War 930: 899: 807: 648: 628: 556:Charles William Wilson 540: 493:Nelson's Encyclopaedia 426: 388:Judea and Samaria Area 155:Highest elevation 65:. For other uses, see 63:Judea and Samaria Area 59:Samaria (ancient city) 5440:New Testament regions 5372:Population statistics 4791:Neo-Babylonian Empire 4375:Canaanite city-states 4142:Catholic Encyclopedia 3889:Reid, George (1908). 3345:on 29 September 2008. 2584:Encyclopaedia Judaica 1599:George Andrew Reisner 1550: 1524:, as part of an anti- 1484: 1423:Palestinian Authority 1417:of 1994. In the 1994 1383:1948 Arab–Israeli War 1371: 1221:, and throughout the 1063:without referring to 905: 877: 793: 727:. After the death of 634: 623: 482:Historical boundaries 417: 404:Palestinian Authority 269:name for the central 5420:Hebrew Bible regions 5074:Tanukhid confederacy 4909:New Kingdom of Egypt 3951:Becking, B. (1992). 3441:"Bayt al-Hawwari, a 3389:. 10 December 2009. 2521:Gottheil et al. 1906 2387:10.26351/JSRS/28-1/1 1773:ethnoreligious group 1603:John Winter Crowfoot 1555:The ancient site of 1532:Archaeological sites 1512:, led by Councilman 1489:administered by the 1344:aftermath of the war 1223:early Islamic period 1105:mentions Samaria in 1071:improve this article 548:Bani Zeid al-Gharbia 470:"); but in those of 5415:Geography of Israel 5357:IDF Central Command 4786:Neo-Assyrian Empire 4569:Paleo-Syrian states 3753:Jewish Encyclopedia 3445:House in Sabastiya" 3298:on 4 February 2012. 3280:on 29 October 2006. 3165:Marom, Roy (2023). 3035:Fattal, A. (1958). 2511:, pp. 177–178. 2424:, pp. 408–409. 2319:ocp.hul.harvard.edu 2054:ocp.hul.harvard.edu 1795:closely related to 1657:Other ancient sites 1649:robe facing down a 1635:Tobiah the Ammonite 1487:Israeli settlements 1381:As a result of the 1350:to administer as a 898:drawn by two horses 820:Neo-Assyrian Empire 812:conquest of Samaria 796:Neo-Assyrian Empire 606:mountains (south). 602:(west); and by the 552:al-Lubban al-Gharbi 472:Tiglath-Pileser III 361:Neo-Assyrian Empire 121: /  5384:Jerusalem District 5362:Israeli settlement 5186:Regional committee 5029:Herodian Tetrarchy 3633:Jewish Antiquities 3607:Albright, pp.39–40 3260:2021-06-24 at the 2774:קליין, א' (2011). 2761:2022-01-19 at the 2750:2019-06-20 at the 2736:2022-03-18 at the 2617:2022-01-18 at the 2606:2021-09-20 at the 2575:Berenbaum, Michael 2373:דר, שמעון (2019). 2289:www.britannica.com 2104:The New York Times 2025:www.etymonline.com 1957:Josephus Flavius. 1793:Abrahamic religion 1639:Geshem the Arabian 1553: 1551:Tel Sebastia, 1925 1495: 1374: 1355:mandated territory 1293:Beit She'an Valley 1253:Benjamin of Tudela 1157:was later renamed 944:Hellenistic period 938:Hellenistic period 931: 918:and holding bird. 900: 856:Assyrian captivity 808: 649: 629: 592:Jordan Rift Valley 562:; and reached the 531:, and ends at the 499:, i.e. during the 478:name, Shamerayin. 468:"the house of Omri 427: 418:Map of Samaria by 392:Jerusalem District 332:allotments of the 5392: 5391: 5259:Beit Aryeh-Ofarim 5203:Regional councils 5103: 5102: 5044:Nabataean Kingdom 5019:Hasmonean dynasty 5014:Ghassanid Kingdom 4727:Achaemenid Empire 4563:Ib'al Confederacy 4202:Kish civilization 3962:978-90-04-09633-2 3850:978-1-444-33593-4 3812:978-0-86554-373-7 3738:978-1-444-33593-4 3696:978-1-444-33593-4 3681:Dalley, Stephanie 3495:"Holy Land Blues" 3228:978-0-520-20370-9 3104:978-1-80270-031-2 3064:978-965-217-202-0 2931:זרטל, א' (1996). 2918:זרטל, א' (1992). 2882:978-0-511-58534-0 2790:שדמן, ע' (2016). 2754:. 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Index

Samarian Hills
Samarium
Samarra
Samara
Shimron
Sumeria
Simeria
Samaria (ancient city)
Judea and Samaria Area
Samaria (disambiguation)
Region
Hills near the ruins of Samaria
Samaria
32°16′30″N 35°11′24″E / 32.275°N 35.190°E / 32.275; 35.190
West Bank
Palestine
Tall Asur
/səˈmæriə,-ˈmɛəriə/
Hellenized
Hebrew
biblical
region
Israel
Judea
Galilee
Palestinians
Arabic
Josephus
Mediterranean Sea
Jordan River

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