region of Samaria
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The region of Samaria is a historic and geographically central area of the ancient Land of Israel, situated between Judea to the south and Galilee to the north.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| borders |
Galilee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Samaria (ancient city) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Babylonian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellenistic kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Ephraim hill country
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Ebal NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Gerizim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | State of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Central Highlands of Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shomron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeople |
Israelites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samaritans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalTribeTerritory |
Tribe of Ephraim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tribe of Manasseh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedBetween | Judea and Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Levant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ ancient Land of Israel ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Lower Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Jordan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Jenin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nablus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastia NERFINISHED ⓘ Shechem NERFINISHED ⓘ Tulkarm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
New Testament ⓘ |
| modernLanguagesSpoken |
Arabic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| partOf | West Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificanceFor |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ Samaritanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrainType | hill country ⓘ |
| timePeriodInUse |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Classical antiquity ⓘ Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period ⓘ Second Temple period ⓘ |
| wasCapitalRegionOf | Kingdom of Israel (Northern Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.