Samaria
geographical name
Sa·mar·ia
| \ sə-ˈmer-ē-ə
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Definition of Samaria
1
district of ancient Palestine west of the Jordan River between Galilee and Judaea
2
city, capital of the district of Samaria and capital of the Northern Kingdom (Israel)
Note:
Samaria was rebuilt by Herod the Great and renamed
Se*bas*te
\ sə-ˈbas-tē \
. Its site is in the West Bank at the modern village of Sebastīyah.
see also samaritan