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[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".
Map of Samaria by J.G. Bartholomew in 1894 book by George Adam Smith. According to the Hebrew Bible, the Hebrew name "Shomron" (Hebrew: שֹׁומְרוֹן) is derived from the individual (or clan) Shemer (Hebrew: שֶׁמֶר), from whom King Omri (ruled 880s–870s BCE) purchased the hill on which he built his new capital city of Shomron.
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A seated musician or weaver is to one side. An inscription in the pithos mentions "Yahweh of Samaria and his Asherah." [1] This image was "one of the most popular motifs of the first millennium in Western Asia," [2] [3] but originated earlier still.
Ruins of the royal palace of the Omiride dynasty in the city of Samaria, which was the capital of Israel from 880 BCE to 720 BCE.. According to Israel Finkelstein, Shoshenq I's campaign in the second half of the 10th century BCE collapsed the early polity of Gibeon in central highlands, and made possible the beginning of the Northern Kingdom, with its capital at Shechem, [10] [11] around 931 BCE.
The city of Samaria gave its name to the mountains of Samaria, the central region of the Land of Israel, surrounding the city of Shechem. This usage probably began after the city became Omri's capital, but is first documented only after its conquest by Sargon II of Assyria, who turned the kingdom into the province of Samerina. [11]
[24] [25] It existed contemporaneously with the Jewish Second Temple in Jerusalem. [ 26 ] [ full citation needed ] By that point, the Israelites were divided as " Samaritans " and " Jews ", both claiming descendance from the Biblical Israelites and preaching adherence to the Torah , but diverging on the holiest place on Earth to adore God ...
Likewise, the so-called Revadim Asherah is rife with potent, striking sexual imagery, depicting Asherah suckling two smaller figures and using both of her hands to fully expose her vagina. [40] Many times, Asherah's pubis area was marked by a concentration of dots, indicating pubic hair, [ 41 ] though this figure is sometimes polysemically ...