Tirzah
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Tirzah was an ancient city in the northern Kingdom of Israel that served as an early royal residence and political center before the capital moved to Samaria.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| approximateLocation | modern West Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early monarchy of Israel ⓘ |
| capitalFunction |
administrative center
ⓘ
residential center for kings ⓘ |
| capitalMovedTo | Samaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Northern Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | ancient Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
beautiful city
ⓘ
pleasant city ⓘ |
| earliestAttestation | biblical text ⓘ |
| followedBy | Samaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceType | monarchy ⓘ |
| governedBy | kings of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInHebrew | תִּרְצָה NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
biblical geography
ⓘ
history of ancient Israel ⓘ |
| historicalPhase | early capital of Northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kingdom of Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Joshua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| partOf | ancient Levant ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | royal city ⓘ |
| possiblyIdentifiedWith | Tell el-Far'ah (North) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Shechem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Samaria region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| servedAsCapitalUnder |
Baasha of Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elah of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Omri of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Zimri of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | ruined city ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age ⓘ |
| usedAs |
political center
ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.