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discovered nearby may have originally adorned a monumental gateway to the palace. According to Norma Franklin, there is a possibility that the tombs of Omri and Ahab are located beneath the Iron Age palace. Excavations in the palace uncovered 500 pieces of carved ivory, portraying exotic animals and
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Archaeological evidence suggests a small rural settlement existed in Samaria during Iron Age I (11–10th centuries BCE); remains from this period are several rock-cut installations, several flimsy walls, and typical pottery forms. Stager suggested to identify these remains with biblical Shemer's
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It was the only great city of Israel created by the sovereign. All the others had been already consecrated by patriarchal tradition or previous possession. But Samaria was the choice of Omri alone. He, indeed, gave to the city which he had built the name of its former owner, but its especial
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The earliest reference to a settlement at this location may be the town of Shemer, or Shamir, which according to the Hebrew Bible was the home of the judge Tola in the 12th century BC (
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connection with himself as its founder is proved by the designation which it seems Samaria bears in Assyrian inscriptions, "Beth-Khumri" ("the house or palace of Omri"). (Stanley)
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Die Dynastie Omri. Quellen und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte Israels im 9. Jahrhun- dert vor Christus. Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments 124
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plants, mythological creatures, and foreign deities, among other things. Some scholars identified those with the "palace adorned with ivory" mentioned in the Bible (
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In the 1960s, further small scale excavations directed by Fawzi Zayadine were carried out on behalf of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan.
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Remains from the early Iron Age II (IIA) are missing or unidentified; Franklin believes this phase consisted of merely an agricultural estate.
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Franklin, Norma (2001). "Masons' Marks from the 9th Century BCE Northern Kingdom of Israel. Evidence of the Nascent Carian Alphabet?".
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of silver, and built on its broad summit a city he named Šōmrōn (Shomron; later it became 'Samaria' in Greek), the new city replacing
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Mallowan, M. E. L. (1978). "Samaria and Calah Nimrud: Conjunctions in History and Archaeology". In Moorey, R.; Parr, P. (eds.).
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Hebrew Ostraca from Samaria, David G. Lyon, The Harvard Theological Review, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jan., 1911), pp. 136–143
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Sukenik, E.L. (1940). "Arrangements for the Cult of the Dead in Ugarit and Samaria". In Vincent, L.-H. (ed.).
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Bagnall, Roger S; Brodersen, Kai; Champion, Craige B; Erskine, Andrew; Huebner, Sabine R, eds. (2013-01-21).
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was discovered during this excavation. Archeologists believe it was built during the 9th century BCE by the
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Eretz-Israel: Archaeological, Historical and Geographical Studies / ארץ-ישראל: מחקרים בידיעת הארץ ועתיקותיה
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and G.M. Crowfoot. The leading institutions were the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem, the
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A second expedition was known as the Joint Expedition, a consortium of 5 institutions directed by
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Zayadine, F (1966). "Samaria-Sebaste: Clearance and Excavations (October 1965 – June 1967)".
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Mémorial Lagrange: Cinquantenaire del'École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem
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The Archaeology of Israelite Samaria. Volume 1: Early Iron Age through the Ninth Century BCE
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The Archaeology of Israelite Samaria: Vol. I, Early Iron Age through the Ninth Century BCE.
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This article is about the ancient Israelite city. For the modern Palestinian village, see
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Ussishkin, David (1997). "Jezreel, Samaria and Megiddo: Royal Centres of Omri and Ahab".
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Towards the end of the 8th century BCE, possibly in 722 BCE, Samaria was captured by the
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attacked it along with thirty-two vassal kings, but was defeated with a great slaughter (
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Samaria is frequently the subject of sieges in the biblical account. During the reign of
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A massive royal acropolis was built on the site during the late Iron Age II, including a
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and a palatial complex considered one of the largest Iron Age structures in the Levant.
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had predicted, "a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of
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in 1909 and 1910; with the assistance of architect C.S. Fisher and D.G. Lyon.
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In the 9th and the 8th centuries BCE, Samaria was the capital of the northern
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Reisner, George Andrew; Fisher, Clarence Stanley; Lyon, David Gordon (1924).
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Samaria was first excavated by the Harvard Expedition, initially directed by
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Sargon ... named the new province, which included what formerly was Israel,
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and continued as an administrative centre. It retained this status in the
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name, Shamerayin. The city of Samaria gave its name to the mountains of
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The Archaeology of Israelite Samaria: Vol. II, The Eighth Century BCE.
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The Forgotten Kingdom: the archaeology and history of Northern Israel
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Harvard Excavations at Samaria, 1908-1910. Vol. II: Plans and Plates
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A palace regarded as one of the largest Iron Age structures in the
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Congress Volume, Cambridge 1995: Vetus Testamentum, Supplements 66
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Wright, G.E. (1959). "Israelite Samaria and Iron Age Chronology".
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Crowfoot, J. W; Crowfoot, Grace Mary; Kenyon, Kathleen M. (1957).
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Carved ivory pieces unearthed in Samaria, now on display at the
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the right to "make streets in Samaria" as a sign of submission (
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Hennessy, J.B. (1970). "Excavations at Samaria-Sebaste, 1968".
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The fall of Samaria: an historical and archaeological study
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The fortifications of ancient Israel and Judah, 1200-586 BC
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on the coast and on another leading northward through the
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The Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research
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Harvard Excavations at Samaria, 1908-1910. Vol. I: Text
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Crowfoot, J. W.; K.M. Kenyon and G.M. Crowfoot (1957).
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Crowfoot, J. W.; K.M. Kenyon and E.L. Sukenik (1942).
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Mills, Watson E.; Bullard, Roger Aubrey, eds. (1990).
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inscriptions, Samaria is referred to as "Bet Ḥumri" (
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Crowfoot, J.W.; Kenyon, K.M.; Sukenik, E.L. (1942).
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and became an administrative center under Assyrian,
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Texts from Cuneiform Sources 5. New York. pp 69–87.
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Nelson and Sons. 1494: 508:, located close to a major road heading to the 426:derives the name from the individual (or clan) 3257: 3104:"Samria from the bedrock to the Omride palace" 2041:"The Samaria Ivories—Phoenician or Israelite?" 1161: 1053:"King Herod's Royal Castle at Samaria-Sebaste" 879:between 1931 and 1935; with the assistance of 406:, and is located on the hill's eastern slope. 2312:Samaria, the capital of the kingdom of Israel 2233:Samaria-Sebaste 2: Early ivories from Samaria 1887:), Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press 1360:. Adam Hook. Oxford: Osprey. pp. 28–29. 1319:. Mercer University Press. pp. 788–789. 979:List of modern names for biblical place names 923:). Some of the ivories are on display at the 868:, a collection of 102 ostraca written in the 1800: 1798: 1760:, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp. 1–3, 1557:, built the city and settled his men in the 1509:, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp. 1–3, 1312: 1253:"This Side of the River Jordan; On Language" 418:(שֹׁמְרוֹן), means "watch" or "watchman" in 148: 34: 3075:Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins 2908:Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins 2901: 2538: 2283:Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins 2261:Samaria-Sebaste 3: The objects from Samaria 2251:Samaria-Sebaste 1: The Buildings at Samaria 2039:Biblical Archaeology Society Staff (2017). 1963: 1465: 1268: 2530:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 1089: 790:between the years 30–27 BCE. According to 3270:. American Schools of Oriental Research. 3134: 2808: 2619:"The Final Years of Samaria (730-720 BC)" 2617:Hayes, John H.; Kuan, Jeffrey K. (1991). 2616: 1879:Harvard Excavations at Samaria, 1908–1910 1834: 1795: 1246: 1136: 931:and in other locations across the world. 730:Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian periods 603:, probably occurring during the reign of 520:. This location may be related to Omri's 16:Capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel 3282: 3101: 3068: 2990: 2506: 2445: 2231:Crowfoot, J.W.; Crowfoot, G. M. (1938). 2010: 1712: 1608: 1155: 933: 851: 821: 773: 722:for a shekel, in the gates of Samaria" ( 488: 383:, who also fortified it and renamed it " 3019: 2868: 2726: 2649: 2239: 2060: 1917:Crowfoot, J. W.; G.M. Crowfoot (1938). 1213: 1211: 754:Samaria was destroyed a second time by 3387: 3367: 3258:Wetherill, R.; Tappy, Ron. E. (2016). 3183: 2934: 2571: 2466: 2404: 2367: 2318: 2309: 2264:. London: Palestine Exploration Fund. 2226:. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 2215:. 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(Anchor Bible, Volume 6a), Page 185 1353: 1217: 1050: 1010:10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah11208.pub2 749: 639:, purchased the hill from its owner, 622: 394:The ancient city's hill is where the 3224: 2515: 2276: 2159: 1208: 662:Omri is thought to have granted the 572: 1758:The Encyclopedia of Ancient History 1674:The Encyclopedia of Ancient History 1615:A Concise History of Ancient Israel 1507:The Encyclopedia of Ancient History 1001:The Encyclopedia of Ancient History 803: 553: 504:Samaria was situated north-west of 429: 371:. Later, under the hegemony of the 313: 274: 149: 35: 13: 2501:Assyrian and Babylonian Chronicles 2104: 2051: 2029: 1964:Finkelstein, Israel (2011-11-01). 1810: 1661: 1645: 1639: 1446: 1090:Dell’Acqua, Antonio (2021-09-20). 367:before being destroyed during the 14: 3431: 3317: 2244:. Paris: Gabalda. pp. 59–65. 1609:Schipper, Bernd U. (2021-05-25). 1573:(Book viii, chapter xii, verse 5) 1472:. pp. 65–66, 73, 78, 87–94. 1272:; et al., eds. 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UNESCO World Heritage Centre 1316:Mercer Dictionary of the Bible 1262: 1083: 1044: 1026: 991: 817: 321:) was the capital city of the 134:Show map of State of Palestine 1: 2162:"Hebrew Ostraca from Samaria" 2061:Pienaar, D. N. (2008-12-01). 1296:"Online Etymology Dictionary" 1108:10.1080/00310328.2021.1980310 984: 758:in 331 BCE, and again by the 532: 355:, Samaria was annexed by the 333: 326: 2902:Finkelstein, Israel (2000). 2572:Stager, Lawrence E. (1990). 2325:Journal of Cuneiform Studies 1466:Finkelstein, Israel (2013). 1402:Stager, Lawrence E. (1990). 1218:Tappy, Ron E. (1992-01-01). 1162:Burgoyne, Michael Hamilton; 864:Reisner's dig unearthed the 826:Tel Sebastia, controlled by 484: 465:, the central region of the 409: 304: 291: 7: 3410:Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) 2935:Gerson, Stephen N. (2001). 2869:Younger, K. Lawson (1999). 2018:Biblical Archaeology Review 952: 635:, the king of the northern 548: 369:Wars of Alexander the Great 353:Assyrian conquest of Israel 317: 278: 10: 3436: 3289:Israel Exploration Journal 2733:The Biblical Archaeologist 2684:The Biblical Archaeologist 2473:Israel Exploration Journal 2460:10.1179/007589170790216981 2411:The Biblical Archaeologist 1919:Early Ivories from Samaria 1884:, Vol 2: Plans and Plates 1731:10.1179/007589170790216981 1188:10.1179/007589105790088913 889:Palestine Exploration Fund 527: 469:, surrounding the city of 396:modern Palestinian village 300: 287: 18: 3135:Ussishkin, David (2007). 3120:10.1179/lev.2004.36.1.189 3038:10.1017/S0017816001029029 3005:10.1515/kadm.2001.40.2.97 2819:10.1163/9789004275904_019 2727:Albenda, Pauline (1994). 2509:Archaeology in the Levant 2178:10.1017/S0017816000006970 2129:10.1017/S001781600000674X 1752:Pummer, Reinhard (2019), 1623:10.1515/9781646020294-007 1595:Easton's Bible Dictionary 1501:Pummer, Reinhard (2019), 1051:Barag, Dan (1993-01-01). 493:Remains of the palace of 414:Samaria's biblical name, 365:Achaemenid Persian Empire 250: 245: 226: 221: 184: 173: 169:, Palestinian Territories 162: 143: 98:Show map of the West Bank 65: 49: 31: 3102:Franklin, Norma (2004). 3069:Franklin, Norma (2003). 2941:Near Eastern Archaeology 2113:"Excavations at Samaria" 2011:Franklin, Norma (2007). 1952:The Objects from Samaria 1939:The Buildings at Samaria 1836:10.12775/EtudTrav.30.019 1069:10.1179/peq.1993.125.1.3 786:The city was rebuilt by 351:to the north. 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Index

Sebastia, Nablus
Hebrew

Tel Sebastia
Samaria is located in the West Bank
West Bank
Samaria is located in State of Palestine
Palestinian Territories
Arabic
Nablus Governorate
Samaria
32°16′35″N 35°11′42″E / 32.27639°N 35.19500°E / 32.27639; 35.19500
Israelite
Samaritan
Jewish
Israel
Palestinian Authority
Hebrew
Akkadian
Greek
Arabic
Kingdom of Israel
Samaria
Judea
Galilee
Assyrian conquest of Israel
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Neo-Babylonian Empire
Achaemenid Persian Empire
Wars of Alexander the Great

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