The mixture of people who had now populated the highland region of Samaria were known as the "Samaritans," and were far fewer in number than before the Assyrians had overrun the area.
The Destruction of Israel
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The mixture of people who had now populated the highland region of Samaria were known as the "Samaritans," and were far fewer in number than before the Assyrians had overrun the area.