Samaria 1
settlement
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- Samaria100% falalaVakai 'i he mape
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Adad-nirari III's stele naming Joash of SamariaLave'i 'i tu'a mei he Tohi Tapuc. 796 BC
Joash king of Israel is named, with his capital, in an Assyrian king's own record of tribute.
The Samaria ostracaFakapapau'i 'e he keli8th century BC
Palace receipts from Samaria show a working administration and a population carrying both Yahwistic and Baalistic names.
Tiglath-Pileser III's tribute lists — Menahem and AhazLave'i 'i tu'a mei he Tohi Tapuc. 730 BC
Two kings of Israel and Judah appear by name in Assyrian tribute records, in the reigns the Bible places them.
The Babylonian Chronicle on the fall of SamariaLave'i 'i tu'a mei he Tohi Tapu6th–5th century BC copy
Babylon's chronicle names Shalmaneser and the breaking of Samaria.
Sargon II on Samaria: 27,290 taken awayLave'i 'i tu'a mei he Tohi Tapuc. 710 BC
The deportation of the northern kingdom and the resettlement of foreigners in Samaria are both recorded by the king who carried them out.
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The Elephantine papyri — Sanballat's sons, 407 BCLave'i 'i tu'a mei he Tohi Tapu5th century BC
Nehemiah's opponent Sanballat, governor of Samaria, and a high priest named Johanan both appear in Egyptian Jewish correspondence dated to 407 BC.