Editing Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) (section)

====Samaritan tradition====
The tradition of the [[Samaritans|Samaritan people]] states that much of the population of the Kingdom of Israel remained in place after the [[Assyrian captivity]], including the Tribes of Naphtali, Manasseh, Benjamin and Levi – being the progenitors of the modern Samaritans. Many members of these northern tribes also fled south to the Kingdom of Judah. Jerusalem seems to have expanded in size five-fold during this period, requiring a new wall to be built, and a new source of water [[Siloam]] to be provided by King [[Hezekiah]].<ref name=":2" />