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.

Bible References

The name of the city

1 Kings 13:32
for the word certainly cometh to pass that he called by the word of Jehovah concerning the altar which is Beth-El, and concerning all the houses of the high places that are in cities of Samaria.'
1 Kings 18:2
and Elijah goeth to appear unto Ahab. And the famine is severe in Samaria,
1 Kings 20:1
And Ben-Hadad king of Aram hath gathered all his force, and thirty and two kings are with him, and horse and chariot, and he goeth up and layeth siege against Samaria, and fighteth with it,
1 Kings 22:37
And the king dieth, and cometh into Samaria, and they bury the king in Samaria;
2 Kings 17:1
In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah reigned hath Hoshea son of Elah in Samaria, over Israel -- nine years,
John 4:4
and it was behoving him to go through Samaria.
Acts 8:5
And Philip having gone down to a city of Samaria, was preaching to them the Christ,