SAMARIA
SAMARIA, Modern
- 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 3a) Samaria
# Ac 8:5
3b) Sychar # Joh 4:5 3c) Antipatris # Ac 23:31 4) Christ preached in # Joh 4:39-42 5) Christ at first forbade his disciples to visit # Mt 10:5 6) Christ after his resurrection commanded the gospel to be preached in # Ac 1:8 7) INHABITANTS OF 7a) Their true descent # 2Ki 17:24 Ezr 4:9,10 7b) Boasted descent from Jacob # Joh 4:12 7c) Professed to worship God # Ezr 4:2 7d) Their religion mixed with idolatry # 2Ki 17:41 Joh 4:22 7e) Worshipped on Mount Gerizim # Joh 4:20 7f) Opposed the Jews after their return from captivity # Ne 4:1-18 7g) Expected the Messiah # Joh 4:25,29 7h) Were superstitious # Ac 8:9-11 7i) More humane and grateful than the Jews # Lu 10:33-36 17:16-18 7j) Abhorred by the Jews # Joh 8:48 7k) Had no intercourse or dealings with the Jews # Lu 9:52,53 Joh 4:9 7l) Ready to hear and embrace the gospel # Joh 4:39-42 Ac 8:6-8 8) The persecuted Christians fled to # Ac 8:1 9) The gospel first preached in, by Philip # Ac 8:5 10) Many Christian churches in # Ac 9:31