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In the Hebrew Bible, Oholah (אהלה) and Oholibah (אהליבה) (or Aholah and Aholibah in the King James Version and Young's Literal Translation) are pejorative personifications given by the prophet Ezekiel to the cities of Samaria in the Kingdom of Israel and Jerusalem in the kingdom of Judah, respectively.
[a] In Catholic tradition, older editions of the Roman Martyrology list a martyr named Photina of Samaria on March 20, whom commentators have identified with the woman at the well. [18] [19] In Eastern Christian tradition, the woman's name at the time of her meeting Jesus is unknown, though she was later baptized "Photine".
"Names for the Nameless", in The Oxford Companion to the Bible, Bruce M. Metzger and Michael D. Coogan, editors. ISBN 0-19-504645-5; Ilan, Tal. “Biblical Women’s Names in the Apocryphal Traditions.” Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha 6, no. 11 (1993): 3–67. "The Poem of the Man God", Centro Editoriale Valtortiano srl, Maria ...
Samaria's biblical name, Šōmrōn (שֹׁמְרוֹן), means "watch" or "watchman" in Hebrew. [7] The Hebrew Bible derives the name from the individual (or clan) Shemer (Hebrew: שמר), from whom King Omri (ruled 880s–870s BCE) purchased the hill in order to build his new capital city (1 Kings 16:24).
Other differences between the Samaritan and the Masoretic (Jewish) texts include: In Numbers 12:1, [32] the Samaritan Pentateuch refers to Moses' wife as kaashet, which translates as 'the beautiful woman', while the Jewish version and the Jewish commentaries suggest that the word used was Kushi, meaning 'black woman' or 'Cushite woman'.
John 4 is the fourth chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.The eternality of Jesus. The major part of this chapter (verses 1-42) recalls Jesus' conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well in Sychar.
Also called Judith. Genesis [17] Anna the Prophetess – aged Jewish prophetess who prophesied about Jesus at the Temple of Jerusalem. Luke [18] Asenath – Egyptian wife of Joseph. Genesis [19] Asherah - Consort of God (wife of El), Yahweh. 1 Kings and 2 Kings; Ashtoreth – Ancient Near Eastern goddess that mentioned in Judges, 1 Kings, and 2 ...
2 Kings 17 is the seventeenth chapter of the second part of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the Second Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added in the sixth century BCE. [3]