What do the names Judea and Samaria refer to?
Judea and Samaria, located west of the Jordan River, with Jerusalem approximately in the center, are historical parts of the Land of Israel. They are currently called the “West Bank”, a name created by Jordan after the War of Independence in 1948 when Arab armies overran Judea and Samaria. Despite the fact that virtually the entire world rejected Jordan’s annexation, and even after Israel drove the occupiers back across the river in the 1967 Six Day War, the phrase “West Bank” has stuck, and is used to the near total exclusion of any other.
The mountains of Judea are first named in the Book of Joshua, in the account of the conquering of Canaan by the Israelites during the creation of the Land of Israel. From that time to the present, more than 3,000 years, the name Judea has been consistently used to describe the territory from Jerusalem south along the Judean mountain ridge line, extending east from the mountains down to the Dead Sea.
The hill country north and west of Jerusalem has been known as Samaria since the days of King Jeroboam, first king of the breakaway ten northern tribes of Israel after the death of King Solomon.
Judea and Samaria have been known by these names for unbroken centuries, and were registered as such on official documents and maps, by international institutions and in authoritative reference books right up to about 1950. When the correct names became a problem for Palestinian Arabs trying to make their newly-minted claim on the land, it somehow became “politically correct” to use “West Bank” or “occupied territories” instead of the historically accurate names Judea and Samaria.
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Some examples of reference works using the names Judea and Samaria:
- A map published by the US State Department designating the Middle East’s “Military Situation” on July 18, 1948 calls the “Arab held” area north of Jerusalem “Samaria”
- In A Survey of Palestine prepared by the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry in December 1945 and January 1946 the authors used the titles “Judea” and “Samaria” as a matter of course when referring to what later became the “West Bank”
- In United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 adopted November 29, 1947, the world body referred to Judea and Samaria by those historical names
- Every edition of the Encyclop?dia Britannica, up to the latest (1994) writes extensively concerning the areas politically called the West Bank, and calls them by their historically accurate names: Samaria and Judea. The fact that the “West Bank” is not mentioned once in the 1954 edition of the Encyclop?dia Britannica indicates just how recently this title entered popular usage, and just how quickly, and deeply, it has taken root.
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It is amazing that the world wants to ignore the truths that have been around forever. I am not opposed to change, but change for sake of ignoring the truths of our historical documents is totally wrong. I only read the King James version of the Bible. Our world is losing its heritage, both good and bad, but we need to know both so we can learn from them.
And the jews are descendent from judea not samaria. Judea is a tiny patch between territory of Philistim in the west, edom in south and northern kindgom in north. i.e only 30% of what zionists occupy today have any real connection to Jews. And of course, we have to subtract the Khazar ancestory.
The northern kingdom included 10 of the 12 tribes of Israel. It was destroyed around 720BC by the Assyrians.
Ahmed, what is your connection to Samaria?
Everybody knows the land belongs to the Jews, Its written in the old testament and even the Qur’an. None of the 3 major faiths dare to say that the old testament is a lie, because that’s where their history came from, they just believe their books are the latest.
When the Jews received the torah at mount Sinai the miracle was witnessed by a few million people. Islam and Christianity started with one man saying what he saw, or a book he came back with, so from the beginning it is 50/50 chance whether or not it is a religion from G-d, and to continue and to see the mistakes in the new testament and the Qur’an, we then see major mistakes.
In the torah in the only passage that G-d mentions about not to follow false Gods, you will see codes in Minimal Skip of 50 letters the words, Jesus, wood, mecca, stone, Mohammed. Wood is the sign of Christianity , touch wood, and the stone is referring to the stone in Mecca, that Islamist walk around on their holy holiday. Remember the old testament was written 1000/2000 years before these religions started.
Now back to Israel
The Palestinians organization was set up in 1964, over 3000 years after the Jews were living in Israel. No matter how big or small Jews have been living in Israel since biblical times.
One day Europe will be majority Muslim does that make it there land? and the Arabs have the cheek to call themselves philistines,from the biblical era, the philistines were Greek Sailors and have no connection to the Arabs.
Only the ignorant refuse to admit the Jews don’t belong in there homeland promised to them over 3000 years ago. It gets on Muslims backs because we know their culture is all about conquer and convert to Islam or die. (look at their history starting with the prophet Mohammed, incidentally he never prophecised anything)
Those who bless Israel will be blessed, those who curse Israel, will be cursed.
Shalom
The Land of Israel? Israel’s Zionist designs includes far more than Samaria and Judea. They want “from the Nile to the Euphrates”, a triangulation from the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. Why? Because a deep voice from the sky gave it to them. It’s ours they say, so why haven’t you moved out yet? Nowhere else would the U.S. tolerate a race-based (Jews consider themselves a separate race, a better race), fascist (religion-controlled government using fear of Muslims as their whip) regime like the Zionist Movement in Israel. Why do we tolerate Israel then? Because Israelis control the Federal Reserve Bank? Becasue Israelis control the US media? Because every new Congressperson in the US has to sit down with some nice Jewish guys to explain why Israel’s predicament is so important? Speak to me, Zionist!
The US supports Israel in large part because they are Democratic. One small nation surrounded by nations that are pretty much dictatorships with terrible human rights records. If it wasn’t for Israel, the entire middle east would be stuck in the 7th century, stoning people, hanging them and oppressing women – perhaps with the exception of Jordan (which I don’t know much about). But the rest of the countries are a sad state of affairs with no freedom of the press or liberty of thought and speech. Is that really what you would prefer?
1. Stop throwing rockets.
2. Recognize Israel’s right to exist.
3. Negotiate
Christ said i am the way, truth and life know one comes to the father acept through me. So the truth is in the history, the bible, all land belongs to God and he gave any part to whom he chose, so no body should envy Israel.
Read Jeremiah 31, and Ezekiel 38:16-33.
This is why Israel became a nation in 1948.
When GOD makes a promise it will come to pass on HIS time table.
I agree. There shloud be a statute of limitations on the right of displaced people to return to their land. It shloudn’t apply to anyone who was driven out before, let’s say, well, maybe, I don’t know, hmm how about 1948?
The anti-boycott law applies to any area under Israeli control. it means they are going after Palestinians.
i am a Samarian native, and we do not want any Zionist existence in our land
we just want peace
they know it, that’s why they defined a judenrein Arab state, they know the Arabs will exterminate them all, and the myth of the poor occupied Palestinians will show what it really is
Hey Jerry, that King James Version (the sound of which I prefer to newer translations) has only been around for the last 25% of Christianity, and it only goes back 2,000 years.
The ancestral land of Judah (Israel) was renamed Palestine by the Romans after their conquest of the region. Neighboring Arabs quickly seized the opportunity to move into the area claiming it for their own. God gave Israel to the Jews and anyone who goes against God’s will, shall do so at their own peril. As an American Christian, I will support the return of the Jews to their rightful homeland, Israel.
Ken, where did you get the quote from President Benson? It sunods somewhat like what I heard him say at Valley Forge in 1987, but not exactly as I remember it. Perhaps this is from a different meeting.
Baruch ha Shem, Y’shua ha Meshiah!
Nicely said Thomas Marshall had to look it up, I think you are saying, Blessed is the name of Jesus the Messiah, Blessed is the name of the Lord? Please Lord open their hearts to understanding and truth! Amen!
Could I please have a translation for Baruch HaShem Hamacsiach …
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