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'''Samaria''', also known as the '''Shomron''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''שֹׁמְרוֹן ''') refers to the region between [[Galilee]] and [[Judea]]. At the time of [[Jesus]], Samaria was the home of a few million [[Samaritan]]s. The family of [[Jesus]] would have traveled through Samaria in their journey from [[Nazareth]] to Jesus's birthplace in [[Bethlehem]].

'''Samaria''', also known as the '''Shomron''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''שֹׁמְרוֹן ''') refers to the region between [[Galilee]] and [[Judea]]. At the time of [[Jesus]], Samaria was the home of a few million [[Samaritan]]s. The family of [[Jesus]] would have traveled through Samaria in their journey from [[Nazareth]], to the north, to Jesus's birthplace in [[Bethlehem]], to the south.

The name is derived from the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel, the city of Samaria, which was located near the center of modern Samaria. It is also referred to as the [[West Bank]].

The name is derived from the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel, the city of Samaria, which was located near the center of modern Samaria. It is also referred to as the [[West Bank]].