Samaria
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Capital of the northern kingdom of Israel; mentioned by Jerome in connection with the prophet Hosea (Ephraim, Samaria, Joseph, Jezreel) and Amos (the mountain of Samaria).
Pope Clement VIII, Jerome's Prefaces, On Worship
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II. JEROME TO PAULINUS.
— Hosea frequently names Samaria alongside Ephraim, Joseph, and Jezreel
"Hosea frequently names Ephraim, Samaria, Joseph, Jezreel"
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II. JEROME TO PAULINUS.
— Amos speaks to the fat cows on the mountain of Samaria
"He speaks to the fat cows that are on the mountain of Samaria"