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=== Samaria and successor ===
Initially, the capital was in [[Tirzah (ancient city)|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.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Singer |first1=Isidore |last2=Adler |first2=Cyrus |title=The Jewish Encyclopedia |date=1905 |publisher=[[Funk & Wagnalls]] |page=401 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6F5LAQAAMAAJ&q=Omri+Jewish+encyclopedia&pg=PA401}}</ref> This was in [[Samaria]], on a hill purchased from Shemer for two [[Talent (measurement)|talents]] of silver, where Omri built a new capital for the kingdom. In Samaria, Omri reigned until his death and was buried there. His son [[Ahab]] became the next king.<ref name=Berlin />