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  1. Aug 3, 2024 · The origins of Samaria trace back to the ancient Kingdom of Israel, which split from the united monarchy of Israel and Judah around 930 BCE. This division led to the establishment of the Northern Kingdom, with Samaria eventually becoming its capital under King Omri in the 9th century BCE.

  2. The city of Samaria is referred to over 100 times in the OT although it was not built until c. fifty years after the death of Solomon. It was founded c. 875 b.c. by Omri.

  3. Oct 9, 2024 · In 721BC155 years after Samaria was built – the Assyrians defeated the Israelites, deported them from their native land, and repopulated Samaria and the surrounding area with various other ethnic groups. (155 years is similar to the US Revolutionary War to the Great Depression.)

  4. Jan 4, 2022 · The Jews of Jesus’ day disliked the Samaritans because of their religious syncretism and their mixed racial heritage. The temple in Samaria located on Mount Gerizim was destroyed in 129 BC by the Jews, adding to the hostility between the two groups.

  5. Jan 2, 2015 · Jesus took the direct route north from Jerusalem to Galilee through Samaria, in contrast to most Jews who took the longer, indirect route east of the River Jordan through Peraea because of their hatred for the Samaritans (see Map 6).

  6. Dec 6, 2018 · Founding: The city of Samaria was founded by King Omri around 880 B.C. Peoples : Samaritans. Known For : Samaria was the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel; In the days of Christ, the relationship between the Jews and the Samaritans was strained because of deep-rooted prejudice.

  7. It was rebuilt as Sebaste by Herod the Great in 27 B.C.E. In the New Testament, the territory of Samaria was where Jesus met the "woman at the well" to whom he revealed his identity as the Messiah. Samaria was also the origin of the traveler known as the "Good Samaritan" in one of Jesus' best-known parables.

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