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Meaning & History
From the New Testament place name Samaria, which ultimately comes from the Hebrew verb שָׁמַר (shamar) meaning "to guard, to keep". (The place also appears in the Old Testament under the name שמרון (Shomron).) The 'Good Samaritan' in the story told by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke was a man from Samaria.