So, Samaria, according to wikipedia was a watch mountain purchased by king Omri. Further:
although some scholars speculate that Omri was from the tribe of Issachar, this is not yet confirmed by any scientific or historical evidence.
However; I found this in Isaiah and had another confusion before I tried to settle it with Google. I recall being repirmanded for seeking answers by asking Google instead of God when I claim to believe that God can and will answer all questions.
And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son.
To me, this was not a translation error, proper names is proper names and it otherwise was not doctrinal and so would not be misunderstood as literal instead of figurative. But, Lehi lived in Jerusalem and he is of Ephraim, I thought, and all my life I had supposed that Samarians were descendants of Ismael... my thoughts were I believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God. I also believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly. So, I ought to trust the words from the Book of Mormon foremost until I understand the big confusing mess that I am getting myself into. I do get that Judah and Ephraim fought alot, most siblings do even the Book of Mormon shows that. I just thought Judah's fued with Samaria was an Ismael vs. Isaac thing. Not Judah and Ephraim, but it could be. Guess God knows, and if I want to I need to pray.
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