Samaria, Modern
Samaria, Modern
Situated between Judea and Galilee - Lu 17:11; Joh 4:3,4
Had many cities - Mt 10:5; Lu 9:52
CITIES OF, MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
- Samaria
- Ac 8:5 - Sychar
- Joh 4:5 - Antipatris
- Ac 23:31
Christ preached in - Joh 4:39-42
Christ at first forbade his disciples to visit - Mt 10:5
Christ after his resurrection commanded the gospel to be preached in - Ac 1:8
INHABITANTS OF
- Their true descent
- 2Ki 17:24; Ezr 4:9,10 - Boasted descent from Jacob
- Joh 4:12 - Professed to worship God
- Ezr 4:2 - Their religion mixed with idolatry
- 2Ki 17:41; Joh 4:22 - Worshipped on Mount Gerizim
- Joh 4:20 - Opposed the Jews after their return from captivity
- Ne 4:1-18 - Expected the Messiah
- Joh 4:25,29 - Were superstitious
- Ac 8:9-11 - More humane and grateful than the Jews
- Lu 10:33-36; 17:16-18 - Abhorred by the Jews
- Joh 8:48 - Had no intercourse or dealings with the Jews
- Lu 9:52,53; Joh 4:9 - Ready to hear and embrace the gospel
- Joh 4:39-42; Ac 8:6-8
The persecuted Christians fled to - Ac 8:1
The gospel first preached in, by Philip - Ac 8:5
Many Christian churches in - Ac 9:31
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