| Strong#: | 8111 // Nwrmv Shom@rown |
| Orig: | n pr loc // from the act part of \\08104\\, Greek \\4540\\ \~samareia\~ |
| NASB: | ==>Samaria(109). |
| AV=109 | ==>Samaria 109 |
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| Definition: | Samaria = "watch mountain"
1) the region of northern Palestine associated with the northern
kingdom of the 10 tribes of Israel which split from the kingdom
after the death of Solomon during the reign of his son Rehoboam
and were ruled by Jeroboam
2) the capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel located 30
miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem and 6 miles (10 km) northwest
of Shechem
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| NASB: | capital of N. kingdom of Isr. |
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