Thematic Bible: Modern Samaria


Thematic Bible



Then a Samaritan arrived where he was. He was moved with compassion when he saw him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds pouring oil and wine on them. He set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn to take care of him. The next day he paid the host two shillings. He said take care of him and if you spend more I will repay you when I return. read more.
Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?

He fell on his face at Jesus feet and thanked him. He was a Samaritan. Jesus answered: Were all ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Were the others not willing to return with this foreigner to give glory to God?

Then the king of Assyria took men from Babylon and from Cuthah and Avva and Hamath and Sepharvaim, and put them in the towns of Samaria in place of the children of Israel. They acquired Samaria for their heritage, living in its towns. Verse ConceptsExile, in assyriaSamaritansColonizationExiled ForeignersExchange Of Nationsreinforcement

The letter was sent by Rehum, the chief ruler, and Shimshai the scribe and their friends; the Dinaites and the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Shushanchites (people of Susa), the Dehaites, the Elamites, The rest of the nations the great and noble Osnappar took over and put in Samaria and the rest of the country over the river:

Many Samaritans of that city put faith (believed) in him because of what the woman said: He told me everything I have ever done. When the Samaritans came to him they urged him to stay with them. So he stayed there two days. Many more believed because of the words he spoke. read more.
They told the woman: We believe because of what you said and we heard him ourselves. We know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world!

The people with one accord gave heed to those things Philip spoke, hearing and seeing the miracles he did. Unclean spirits, crying with loud voices, came out of many who were possessed by them. Many who were taken with palsies and the lame were healed. There was great joy in that city.

So these nations worshiped Jehovah and they still served the images (idols) they had made. Their children and their children's children did the same. They do just as their fathers did to this very day. Verse ConceptsGrandchildrenInexperienceIndecisionIdol WorshipFalse Religion To This DayServing One's Own Gods



He sent messengers ahead of him. They entered the village of the Samaritans to get ready for him. Verse ConceptsPeople Going BeforeA Place Prepared

He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee. He needed to travel through Samaria.

Jesus traveled to Jerusalem. He went along the border between Samaria and Galilee.


The woman responded: I know that Christ the Messiah is coming. When he comes he will tell us all things. Verse ConceptsMessianic HopeThe Fact Of His Coming

Now, Sanballat, hearing that we were building the wall, was very angry, and in his wrath made sport of the Jews. And in the hearing of his countrymen and the army of Samaria he said: What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they make themselves strong? Will they make offerings? Will they get the work done in a day? Will they make the stones that have been burned come again out of the dust? Now Tobiah the Ammonite was with him, and he said: Such is their building that if a fox climbs to the top of it, their stonewall will be broken down. read more.
Give ear, O our God, for we are ridiculed. Let their words of shame be turned back upon them, and let them be given up to plunder in a land where they are prisoners. Do not let their wrongdoing be covered or their sin be washed away from before you: for they have made you angry before the builders. So we went on building the wall. The entire wall was joined together halfway up. The people were working hard. When the Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabians and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites, heard that the building of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and the broken places were being made good, they were very angry. All of them conspired to come and launch an attack on Jerusalem, causing trouble there. We prayed to God and stationed men on watch against them day and night. Judah said: The strength of the workmen is giving way. There is a lot of rubbish so it is impossible for us to put up the wall. And our adversaries kept saying: They will not know and they will not see until we come right in among them and put them to death. We will cause the work to cease. When the Jews who were living near them came, they said to us ten times: From all directions they are coming against us. So in the lowest part of the space at the back of the walls, in the open places, I put the people by families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows. And after looking, I got up and said to the great ones and to the chiefs and to the rest of the people, Have no fear of them. Keep in mind Jehovah who is great and greatly to be feared. Take up arms for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters, your wives and your houses. When our enemies heard that we had knowledge of their designs and that God had made their purpose come to nothing, we all went back to the wall, everyone to his work. From that time, half of my servants were doing their part of the work, and half kept the spears and body-covers and the bows and the metal wardresses. The leaders were in back of the men of Judah. Those who were building the wall and those who were moving material did their part. Everyone worked with one hand and with his spear in the other. Every builder was working with his sword at his side. By my side was a man for sounding the warning horn.

He sent messengers ahead of him. They entered the village of the Samaritans to get ready for him. They did not receive him because he traveled to Jerusalem.


Many Samaritans of that city put faith (believed) in him because of what the woman said: He told me everything I have ever done. When the Samaritans came to him they urged him to stay with them. So he stayed there two days. Many more believed because of the words he spoke. read more.
They told the woman: We believe because of what you said and we heard him ourselves. We know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world!

A certain man called Simon was in the same city. He used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, telling everyone that he was great. They all listened to him, from the least to the greatest, saying: This man has great power from God. They followed him because for a long time he astonished them with sorceries.

The soldiers carried out their orders. That night they took Paul as far as Antipatris. Verse ConceptsDuring One Night

Our fathers worshipped in this mountain. But you say Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Verse ConceptsSamaritansWorship, Places OfAncestorsHow To Worship God

Are you greater than our father Jacob? He gave us the well. He and his children and cattle drank from it. Verse ConceptsGreatness Of ChristAncestorsPeople Giving Other Thingspoop

The Jews answered: Do we not speak correctly that you are a Samaritan and have a demon? Verse ConceptsAccused Of Being DemonisedDemonic Influence


He arrived at a city of Samaria called Sychar. It is near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Verse ConceptsTownPeople Giving Other Thingshumor


They approached Zerubbabel and the heads of families and said: Let us help you build for we are servants of your God, the same as you. We have been making offerings to him from the days of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, who sent us here. Verse ConceptsSamaritansExiled ForeignersTimes Of People



Saul agreed to his death. There was at that time a great persecution against the congregation at Jerusalem. All but the apostles were scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria. Verse ConceptsFugitivesChristiansdispersion, theJerusalem, Significance OfSamaritansChurch, Description OfChurch, Examples OfThe Church ScatteredAssentingApproval To KillThe Apostles In Action