Samaritan Jews

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Samaritans
gptkbp:ancestry gptkb:ancient_Israelites
gptkbp:calendar gptkb:Samaritan_calendar
gptkbp:circumcision practiced on 8th day
gptkbp:claimDescentFrom gptkb:tribe_of_Levi
gptkb:tribe_of_Manasseh
gptkb:tribes_of_Ephraim
gptkbp:containsCommunity gptkb:Holon
gptkb:Kiryat_Luza
gptkbp:country gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Palestine
gptkbp:declinedAfter gptkb:disease
persecution
forced conversions
intermarriage
gptkbp:diaspora none (all live in Israel/Palestine)
gptkbp:dietaryRestriction similar to Jewish kashrut
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Karaite_Jews
gptkb:Rabbinic_Jews
gptkbp:firstMentioned gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:2_Kings
gptkb:Book_of_Ezra
gptkb:Book_of_Nehemiah
gptkbp:hasClergy gptkb:Pope
gptkbp:historicalPopulation over 1 million (late Roman period)
gptkbp:holiday gptkb:Passover_(Samaritan_version)
gptkb:Shavuot_(Samaritan_version)
gptkb:Sukkot_(Samaritan_version)
gptkbp:holySite gptkb:Mount_Gerizim
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Samaritan Jews
gptkbp:intermarriagePolicy traditionally endogamous
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Modern_Hebrew
gptkb:Samaritan_Hebrew
gptkbp:minorityIn gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Palestinian_Authority
gptkbp:notableFor animal sacrifice on Passover
gptkbp:notablePerson Aabed-El ben Asher ben Matzliach (current High Priest, 2024)
gptkbp:population about 850 (2023)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Samaritanism
gptkbp:religiousLeader gptkb:Pope
gptkbp:sacredText gptkb:Samaritan_Pentateuch
gptkbp:script gptkb:Samaritan_script
gptkbp:selfDesignation Shamerim (keepers/observers)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Mount_Gerizim_(tentative_list)
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:Mount_Gerizim
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mibsam
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7