<P> Initially , Omri 's capital was in Tirzah , which had been besieged and the royal palace had been burned down . The Jewish Encyclopedia suggests that `` the associations of Tirzah were so repellent and sanguinary , and the location so poor for a capital , that Omri purchased a new site '' for his residence . This was in Samaria , on a hill purchased from Shemer for two talents of silver ( about 60 kg ) , where Omri built a new capital for the kingdom . </P>
<P> Initially , Omri 's capital was in Tirzah , which had been besieged and the royal palace had been burned down . The Jewish Encyclopedia suggests that `` the associations of Tirzah were so repellent and sanguinary , and the location so poor for a capital , that Omri purchased a new site '' for his residence . This was in Samaria , on a hill purchased from Shemer for two talents of silver ( about 60 kg ) , where Omri built a new capital for the kingdom . </P>
where did omri build his new political capital
where did omri build his new political capital
Samaria
Samaria