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    Bible Name Meaning Tool

    Enter a name to see what it means in Scripture, the language it comes from, and the King James Version verses where it appears. 1,332 names searchable, free and without signup.

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    Samaria

    Pronounced sah-MAIR-ee-ah

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    ✓ In the King James Bible — Yes — Samaria appears in the King James Bible; the passages below give the context.
    Meaning
    "Watch mountain"
    Origin
    Hebrew

    The region where Jesus broke barriers by speaking to the Samaritan woman at the well.

    Spiritual meaning

    Represents God's love breaking through social and ethnic barriers.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "A Samaritan woman came to draw water. Jesus said to her, Will you give me a drink?"

      John 4:7 (KJV) →
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