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Judaea Judaea
Judaea or Judea [Lat. from Judah ], region, Greco-Roman name for S Palestine. It varied in size in different periods. In the time of Jesus it was both part of the province of Syria and a kingdom ruled by the Herods. It was the southernmost of the Roman divisions of Palestine, the others being... Read more
Samaria Samaria
Samaria , city, ancient Palestine, on a hill NW of modern-day Nablus (Shechem). The site is now occupied by a village, Sabastiyah (West Bank). Samaria (named for Shemer, who owned the land) was built by King Omri as the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel in the early 9th cent. BC The scene... Read more
Jezreel Jezreel
Jezreel [Heb.,=God sows]. 1 City, ancient Palestine, in the plain of Esdraelon , halfway from Megiddo to the Jordan, and mentioned in the Bible. Situated on land allotted to Issachar's tribe, Jezreel was a residence (9th cent. BC) of King Ahab, whose family was called the house of Jezreel.... Read more
Esdraelon Esdraelon
Esdraelon [Gr. for Jezreel ], fertile plain, c.200 sq mi (520 sq km), extending southeast c.25 mi (40 km) between the coastal plain, near Mt. Carmel, and the Jordan River valley, N Israel; separates the hills of Galilee on the north from those of Samaria to the south. The plain is drained in the... Read more
Samaritan Samaritan
Samaritans ETHNONYMS: Benei Yisrael, Shamerim, Shomeronim The Samaritans are a sect numbering about 500 who currently reside in Nablus, on the west bank of the Jordan River in Israeli-occupied Jordan, and in Holon, south of Tel Aviv, on the Mediterranean coast of Israel. The Samaritans call... Read more
Aholah and Aholibah Aholah and Aholibah
Aholah and Aholibah in the Bible (Ezekiel ch. 23), two sisters who personify prostitution, and will be destroyed for their sins; in the prophecy of Ezekiel, Aholah is said to stand for Samaria and Aholibah for Jerusalem.... Read more
golden calf golden calf
golden calf in the Bible, an idol erected by the Israelites on several occasions. Aaron made one while Moses was on Mt. Sinai. Jeroboam I made two, and Hosea denounced a calf in Samaria. A bull cult was widespread in Canaan at the time of the Israelite invasion.... Read more
Maher-shalal-hash-baz Maher-shalal-hash-baz
Maher-shalal-hash-baz [Heb.,=the spoil speeds, the prey hastens], in the Bible, name of Isaiah's son, symbolizing hope for Judah during the Assyrian attack on Damascus and Samaria.... Read more
Socoh Socoh
Socoh , in the Bible. 1 Town, SW ancient Palestine, SW of Bethlehem. It is also spelled Shochoh, Shoco, Shocho, Socho, and Sochoh. 2 Town, in the hill country of Judah, SW of Hebron. 3 Town, central ancient Palestine, NW of Samaria.... Read more
Sargon (king of Assyria) Sargon (king of Assyria)
Sargon d. 705 BC, king of Assyria (722-705 BC), successor to Shalmaneser V. He completed Shalmaneser's siege of Samaria in 721 BC, thus destroying the northern Israelite kingdom forever. In 720 he defeated a coalition of enemies at Raphia. He captured Carchemish, subdued Babylonia, and advanced... Read more

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