Samaria

Samaria, Sumaria or Shomron (Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹן, Standard Hebrew Šoməron, Tiberian Hebrew Šōmərôn, Arabic سامريّون Sāmariyyūn (but commonly called in Arabic ???? ????? Jibal Nablus), in the New Testament Greek ????????) is a term used for the mountainous northern part of the area on the west bank of the Jordan River. The word is perhaps from shâmar, 'to watch,' hence meaning something like 'outlook'; but, according to 1 Kings 16:24, derived from the individual Shemer, from whom Omri purchased the site.

New Testament reference

The New Testament mentions Samaria in Luke Chapter 17:11-20, in the miraculous healing of the ten lepers, which took place on the border of Samaria and Galillee. Is in Acts 8:5-14, where it is recorded that Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached there. In the time of Jesus, Syria Iudaea of the Romans was divided into three provinces, Judea, Samaria, and Galillee. Samaria occupied the centre of Syria Iudaea (John 4:4). (Syria Iudaea was later renamed Syria Palaestina in 135, following the Bar Kokhba revolt.) In the Talmud, Samaria is called the "land of the Cuthim".

Related Topics:
New Testament - Acts - Philip - Jesus - Talmud

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