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- Ancient Samaria and Jerusalem - Biblical Archaeology Society
Ancient Samaria and Jerusalem had a lot in common in the ninth and eighth centuries B C E Both were part of David and Solomon’s United Kingdom of Israel in the tenth century, and both became capitals when it split into the southern kingdom of Judah and the northern kingdom of Israel Jerusalem became the capital of Judah, and Samaria, Israel Jerusalem and Samaria were also very different
- The Palace of the Kings of Israel—in the Bible and Archaeology
What did the palace of the kings of ancient Israel look like? In the Bible, King Ahab ’s palace is called an “ivory house” (2 Kings 22:39) We know from other Biblical passages that Ahab—and successive kings of the northern kingdom of Israel—ruled from Samaria Ahab’s father, King Omri, had established Samaria as his capital and built an elaborate palace there in the ninth century
- Samaria Inscriptions from King Omri’s Dynasty
The Samaria hoard was found in 1910 in excavations that revealed that Samaria was a wealthy metropolis, center of the Omride dynasty until the Assyrians took over around 720 B C E It is the largest collection of formal inscriptions, ink writing on broken pieces of pottery, or ostraca, yet found These inscriptions are bureaucratic records: mainly relating to deliveries of wine or oil to the
- 3 Pilgrimage Paths from Galilee to Jerusalem
This western route also avoids Samaria, but this time in favor of the coastal plain It was the longest way for Galilean pilgrims to reach Jerusalem Pilgrims going this way would have passed Megiddo, Aphek, Lod, and either Emmaus or Beth Horon These pilgrimage paths shed light on social tensions and religious practices in the first century
- The Samaria Ivories—Phoenician or Israelite?
From the moment they were discovered, the Samaria ivories created fanfare In excellent condition, the ivories depict scenes of exotic wildlife and flora, mythological creatures, foreign deities and much more Dated to the ninth or eighth century B C E (the Iron Age), they were uncovered from the site of Samaria —the Biblical capital of the northern kingdom of Israel—during the 1920s and
- The Temple on Mount Gerizim—In the Bible and Archaeology
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- Understanding the Good Samaritan Parable - Biblical Archaeology Society
The Good Samaritan parable reveals how compassion transcends boundaries when viewed through the lens of first-century Jewish-Samaritan tensions
- Spurned Samaria - Biblical Archaeology Society
Samaria was the capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel, and remains of Roman-era Sebaste adorn the site’s acropolis However, thirteen years of neglect threaten the site’s cultural heritage Photo: Duby Tal Albatross One of the most storied cities in the ancient world has seen better days
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