Shomron
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Shomron is the Hebrew name for Samaria, the ancient biblical region and former capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shomron canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
biblical region ⓘ former capital city ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| approximateConquestDate | 722 BCE ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Sebastia archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedTribe |
tribe of Ephraim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tribe of Manasseh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Neo-Assyrian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sargon II NERFINISHED ⓘ Shalmaneser V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology |
possibly derived from name Shemer
ⓘ
related to Hebrew root for "to watch" or "to guard" ⓘ |
| event | Assyrian conquest of Samaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAs | new capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Omri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founderOccupation | king of Israel ⓘ |
| hasRuinsFrom |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Iron Age ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| HebrewNameOf | Samaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Land of Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Near East ⓘ central highlands of ancient Israel ⓘ hill country of Ephraim NERFINISHED ⓘ region of Samaria ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| mentionedInBook |
1 Kings
ⓘ
2 Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Amos NERFINISHED ⓘ Hosea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCountry | State of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernName | Sebastia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernTerritory | West Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Shemer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purchasedFrom | Shemer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | site of rival cult to Jerusalem in biblical narratives ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ Samaritanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Tirzah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInBible |
political center of the northern kingdom
ⓘ
symbol of idolatry and judgment in prophetic literature ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.