Samaria
Sign in to saveSamaria (), the Hellenized form of the Hebrew name Shomron (), is used as a historical and biblical name for the central region of the Land of Israel. It is bordered by Judea to the south, Galilee to the north, the Jordan River to the east, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. The region is known in Arabic under two names, Samirah (, as-Sāmira), and Mount Nablus (جَبَل نَابُلُس, Jabal Nābulus).
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Samaria is a historical and biblical name for the central region of the Land of Israel, bordered by Judea to the south, Galilee to the north, the Jordan River to the east, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. The region remains significant in historical, religious, and cultural contexts, and is known in Arabic as Samirah or Mount Nablus.
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- Etymology
- Historical boundaries
- Northern kingdom to Hellenistic period
- Roman-period definition
- Geography
- History
- Israelite tribes and kingdoms
- Assyrian period
- Babylonian and Persian periods
- Hellenistic period
- Roman period
- New Testament references
- Byzantine period
- Early Muslim, Crusader, Mamluk and Ottoman periods
- Ottoman Period
- British Mandate
- Jordanian period
- Israeli administration
- Archaeological sites
- Ancient city of Samaria/Sebaste
- Other ancient sites
- Samaritans
- Flora and fauna
- See also
- References
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Samaria (), the Hellenized form of the Hebrew name Shomron (), is used as a historical and biblical name for the central region of the Land of Israel. It is bordered by Judea to the south, Galilee to the north, the Jordan River to the east, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. The region is known in Arabic under two names, Samirah (, as-Sāmira), and Mount Nablus (جَبَل نَابُلُس, Jabal Nābulus).
The first-century historian Josephus set the Mediterranean Sea as its limit to the west, and the Jordan River as its limit to the east. Its territory largely corresponds to the biblical allotments of the tribe of Ephraim and the western half of Manasseh. It includes most of the region of the ancient Kingdom of Israel, which was north of the Kingdom of Judah. The border between Samaria and Judea, while historically fluid, is set at the latitude of Ramallah.