Omri builds Samaria
After a civil war, Omri became king of Israel and bought the hill of Samaria, which became the northern kingdom's capital.
He bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, Samaria, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill.
1 Kings 16:24 (World English Bible)
Samaria stood on a steep hill that was easy to defend, and it remained Israel's capital until the Assyrians destroyed it. Omri was important enough internationally that Assyrian records went on calling Israel “the house of Omri” long after his dynasty was gone.
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Dating notes
Ussher, 924 BC.