- Situated between Judea and Galilee Lu 17:11; Joh 4:3,4
- Had many cities Mt 10:5; Lu 9:52
- CITIES OF, MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
- Samaria Ac 8:5
- Sychar Joh 4:5
- Antipatris Ac 23:31
- Christ preached in Joh 4:39-42
- Christ at first forbade his disciples to visit Mt 10:5
- Christ after his resurrection commanded the gospel to be preached in Ac 1:8
- INHABITANTS OF
- Their true descent 2Ki 17:24; Ezr 4:9,10
- Boasted descent from Jacob Joh 4:12
- Professed to worship God Ezr 4:2
- Their religion mixed with idolatry 2Ki 17:41; Joh 4:22
- Worshipped on Mount Gerizim Joh 4:20
- Opposed the Jews after their return from captivity Ne 4:1-18
- Expected the Messiah Joh 4:25,29
- Were superstitious Ac 8:9-11
- More humane and grateful than the Jews Lu 10:33-36; 17:16-18
- Abhorred by the Jews Joh 8:48
- Had no intercourse or dealings with the Jews Lu 9:52,53; Joh 4:9
- Ready to hear and embrace the gospel Joh 4:39-42; Ac 8:6-8
- The persecuted Christians fled to Ac 8:1
- The gospel first preached in, by Philip Ac 8:5
- Many Christian churches in Ac 9:31
The New Topical Text Book
Samaria, Modern
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.