When the Israelites divided the Promised Land, the area of Samaria was allocated to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh.
Loko Vaisrayele va hlule Tiko leri Tshembisiweke kutani va ri ava hi ku ya tinyimba ta vona, ndhawu ya le Samariya a yi ri endhawini ya rixaka ra Manase.