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Beautiful city that served as the first capital of the northern kingdom of Israel
SamariaHistorically Verified
Dug up from the 1940s-60s, revealing Iron Age palace remains that match the city's role as the first capital of the northern kingdom before Samaria.
Before Omri built Samaria, Tirzah was where the kings of Israel ruled. Multiple kings were assassinated here. Its name means "delight" — Song of Solomon compares a woman's beauty to Tirzah.
1 Kings
The Speedrun of Terrible Kings
Tirzah is the capital city of the northern kingdom where Baasha dies and is buried, and where his son Elah will begin his ill-fated two-year reign.
1 Kings
When the Kingdom Keeps Fumbling
Tirzah is where Baasha retreats after hearing his own northern territory is under Syrian attack — abandoning the Ramah fortification project entirely and falling back to his capital, exactly as Asa's strategy intended.
Numbers
The Roster Reset Nobody Expected
Tirzah is listed here as one of Zelophehad's five daughters — her name, recorded in the census, happens to match the city that will later become the first capital of the northern kingdom.
Numbers
Five Sisters Changed the Law
Tirzah is the fifth and final sister named in the case, her name later becoming famous as a city — here she stands with her sisters at the Tabernacle entrance making one of the most legally consequential arguments in the Torah.
Numbers
Keep the Bag in the Family
Tirzah is one of Zelophehad's daughters named here as complying with the marriage ruling — later this name would become famous as a city, but here it belongs to one of Israel's pioneering women.
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