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.

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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

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