Samaria, Ancient
Samaria, Ancient
The territory of Ephraim and Manasseh properly so called - Jos 17:17,18; Isa 28:1
The whole kingdom of Israel sometimes called - Eze 16:46,51; Ho 8:5,6
Had many cities - 1Ki 13:32
SAMARIA THE CAPITAL OF
- Built by Omri king of Israel
- 1Ki 16:23,24 - Called after Shemer the owner of the hill on which it was
built - 1Ki 16:24 - Called the mountain of Samaria
- Am 4:1; 6:1 - Called the head of Ephraim
- Isa 7:9 - Kings of Israel sometime took their titles from
- 1Ki 21:1; 2Ki 1:3 - The residence of the kings of Israel
- 1Ki 16:29; 2Ki 1:2; 3:1,6 - The burial place of the kings of Israel
- 1Ki 16:28; 22:37; 2Ki 13:13 - Was a fenced city, and well provided with arms
- 2Ki 10:2 - The pool of Samaria near to
- 1Ki 22:38 - The prophet Elisha dwelt in
- 2Ki 2:25; 5:3; 6:32 - Besieged by Benhadad
- 1Ki 20:1-12 - Deliverance of, predicted
- 1Ki 20:13,14 - Deliverance of, effected
- 1Ki 20:15-21 - Besieged again by Benhadad
- 2Ki 6:24 - Suffered severely from famine
- 2Ki 6:25-29 - Elisha predicted plenty in
- 2Ki 7:1,2 - Delivered by miraculous means
- 2Ki 7:6,7 - Remarkable plenty in, as foretold by Elisha
- 2Ki 7:16-20 - Besieged and taken by Shalmaneser
- 2Ki 17:5,6; 18:9,10
A mountainous country - Jer 31:5; Am 3:9
PEOPLE OF CHARACTERISED AS
Predictions respecting its destruction - Isa 8:4; 9:11,12; Ho 13:16; Am 3:11,12; Mic 1:6
Inhabitants of, carried captive to Assyria - 2Ki 17:6,23; 18:11
Repeopled from Assyria - 2Ki 17:24,25
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