according to 1 Kings xvi. 24, means the hill of Shemer. Omri “bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built
on the hill, and called the name of [his] city ... after the name of
Shemer ... Samaria.” (B.C. 925.)
More on Samaria from Infoplease:
- Samaria - Samaria Samaria , city, ancient Palestine, on a hill NW of modern-day Nablus (Shechem). The site is ...
- Samaria - Samaria according to 1 Kings xvi. 24, means the hill of Shemer. Omri “bought the hill Samaria ...
- Well of Samaria - Well of Samaria now called Nablûs, is seventy-five feet deep. Source: Dictionary of Phrase ...
- Cherith - Cherith Cherith , in the Bible, brook flowing into the Jordan opposite Samaria.
- Nibhaz - Nibhaz Nibhaz , in the Bible, deity worshiped in Samaria by the captive Avites.
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