Bible Verses About Modern Samaria

Now Philip went down to a city in Shomron and was proclaiming the Messiah to them;

and the crowds were paying close attention to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was doing.

For many people were having unclean spirits driven out of them, shrieking; also many paralytics and crippled persons were being healed;

so that there was great joy in that city.

But there was a man named Shim‘on in the city who for some time had been practicing magic and astonishing the nation of Shomron, claiming to be somebody great.

Everyone gave heed to him, from the lowest to the highest, saying, “This man is the power of God called ‘The Great Power’.”

They followed him because for a considerable time he had amazed them with his magic.

Then the Messianic community throughout Y’hudah, the Galil and Shomron enjoyed peace and was built up. They lived in the fear of the Lord, with the counsel of the Ruach HaKodesh; and their numbers kept multiplying.

So the soldiers, following their orders, took Sha’ul during the night and brought him to Antipatris,