where did omri build his new political capital
Omri Initially, Omri's capital was in Tirzah, which had been besieged and the royal palace had been burned down.[11] 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. This was in Samaria, on a hill purchased from Shemer for two talents of silver (about 60Â kg), where Omri built a new capital for the kingdom.[5]