Difference between revisions of "Samaria"
From Conservapedia
DavidB4-bot (Talk | contribs) (→External links: clean up & uniformity) |
(At the time of Jesus, Samaria was the home of a few million Samaritans. The family of Jesus would have traveled through Samaria in their journey from Nazareth to Jesus's birthplace in Bethlehem.) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Image:Samaria map.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Click map to enlarge]] | [[Image:Samaria map.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Click map to enlarge]] | ||
| − | '''Samaria''', also known as the '''Shomron''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''שֹׁמְרוֹן ''') refers to the region between [[Galilee]] and [[Judea]]. | + | '''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]]. |
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]]. | ||
Revision as of 06:37, December 22, 2023
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 Samaritans. The family of Jesus would have traveled through Samaria in their journey from Nazareth to Jesus's birthplace in Bethlehem.
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.
External links
- http://scriptures.lds.org/en/biblephotos/18 Photographs of Scriptural Sites: Dothan in Samaria, scriptures.lds.org
