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Bookmark or Share- Spurned Samaria - Biblical Archaeology SocietySamaria 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
- Biblical Archaeology Review, Winter 2024When the Assyrians conquered Samaria in 720 BCE, the once-prosperous Northern Kingdom of Israel came to a disastrous end. Massive deportations of Israelites followed, and the land was resettled by deportees from other parts of the Assyrian Empire.
- The Temple on Mount Gerizim—In the Bible and ArchaeologyTags: ancient samaria archaeologist Archaeology archaeology review bib arch org Bible bible history bible history daily Biblical biblical arch Biblical Archaeology Biblical Archaeology Review biblicalarchaeology biblicalarchaeology.org christian church early christian good samaritan good samaritan parable holy land inn of the good samaritan ...
- The Palace of the Kings of Israel—in the Bible and ArchaeologyHere is one of the excavated walls of the Samaria palace, where the kings of Israel reigned. In the Bible, we have a description of this palace as an “ivory house” (2 Kings 22:39). Photo: From Nahman Avigad, “Samaria (City),” in Ephraim Stern, ed., The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land (1993).
- 3 Pilgrimage Paths from Galilee to Jerusalem(2) Skirting Samaria, the eastern route crosses the Jordan River, passes through the region of Perea, and then crosses back over the Jordan River near Jericho. It would have taken pilgrims five to seven days to traverse it. Cities along this path include Beth Shean, Pella, Sukkoth, and Jericho, as well as smaller villages like Bethpage, and ...
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