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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

• Proud and arrogant
- Isa 9:9
• Corrupt and wicked
- Eze 16:46,47; Ho 7:1; Am 3:9,10
• Idolatrous
- Eze 23:5; Am 8:14; Mic 1:7

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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