- Shechem: Shechem served as a significant city during biblical times and had religious importance as a place where the Israelites gathered to worship.
- Shiloh: Shiloh was the religious and political center of the Israelites prior to the rise of the monarchy.
- Jerusalem: After King David conquered the city of Jerusalem and established it as his capital, Jerusalem remained the capital city of the united kingdom of Israel and later the kingdom of Judah. It holds great religious significance for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
- Samaria: Samaria became the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, also known as the kingdom of Samaria, after the division of the United Kingdom in around the 10th century BCE.
- Tirzah: Tirzah served as the capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel for a period before Samaria's establishment.