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Shemer

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From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

Owner of the site upon which the city of Samaria was built

  • 1 Kings 16:24 He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.

Word study: the Hebrew and Greek words behind “shemer” →

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.