Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) been referred to as "Israel in Samaria". According to the Hebrew Bible, the territory of the Kingdom of Israel comprised the territories of the tribes of Zebulun, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, Dan, Manasseh, Ephraim, Reuben and Gad. Its capital was Samaria according to the Book of Isaiah. The United Kingdom of Israel and Judah is said to have existed from about 1030 to about 930 BCE. It was a union of all the twelve Israelite tribes living in the area that presently approximates modern Israel and the other Levantine territories including much of western Jordan, and western Syria. After the death
Samson (opera) to set." The failure of "Samson" did not end the collaboration between Rameau and Voltaire. In 1740 Voltaire proposed setting his libretto "Pandore". This came to nothing, but the composer and playwright eventually collaborated on three works which did make it to the stage in 1745: "Le temple de la gloire", "La princesse de Navarre" and "Les fêtes de Ramire". Camille Saint-Saëns took some inspiration from Voltaire's "Samson" when working on the first draught of his opera "Samson et Dalila". La Volupté (Sensual Pleasure) celebrates her long reign over the people of Paris. Hercules and Bacchus admit that love has