Samaria


Sa·mar·ia

geographical name \sə-ˈmer-ē-ə\

Definition of SAMARIA

1
district of ancient Palestine W of the Jordan between Galilee & Judaea
2
city, its & of the Northern Kingdom (Israel); rebuilt by Herod the Great & renamed Se·bas·te \sə-ˈbas-tē\ ; site in West Bank at modern village of Sebastīyah

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