- a district in ancient Palestine: later part of the Roman province of Syria; taken by Jordan 1948; occupied by Israel 1967.
- the northern kingdom of the ancient Hebrews; Israel.
- the ancient capital of this kingdom.
- the region of ancient Palestine that extended from Judaea to Galilee and from the Mediterranean to the River Jordan; the N kingdom of Israel
- the capital of this kingdom; constructed northwest of Shechem in the 9th century bc
