samaria
Samaria
Capital of the northern kingdom from Omri (~880 BC) until its fall to Assyria in 722 BC. Center of Baal worship under Ahab and Jezebel.
- Modern equivalent
- Sebastia (Palestinian Territories)
- Coordinates
- 32.2762°, 35.1955°
Scripture references
- 1 Kings 16:24
- 1 Kings 22:51
- 2 Kings 17
- Hosea 7:1
- Amos 3:9
- Micah 1:6