Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.
The name of the city
Bible References
The name of the city
1 Kings 13:32
because what he predicted by a message from the LORD against the altar in Bethel and the temples built in the high places of the cities of Samaria will certainly come about."
1 Kings 18:2
So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab, right when the famine in Samaria was most severe.
1 Kings 20:1
A little while later, King Ben-hadad of Aram mustered an army of cavalry and chariots in a military confederacy with 32 kings, invaded Samaria, and set up siege encampments there.
1 Kings 22:37
So the king died and was brought back to Samaria, and they buried the king in Samaria.
2 Kings 17:1
During the twelfth year of the reign of King Ahaz of Judah, Elah's son Hoshea became king over Israel for nine years in Samaria.
John 4:4
Now it was necessary for him to go through Samaria.
Acts 8:5
Philip went down to the city of Samaria and began to preach the Messiah to the people.