Samaritan people

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:ancestry gptkb:ancient_Israelites
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:Israeli
gptkbp:diaspora very small
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Passover_(Samaritan)
gptkb:Shavuot_(Samaritan)
gptkb:Sukkot_(Samaritan)
gptkbp:historical_language gptkb:Samaritan_Aramaic
gptkbp:historicalPopulation over 1 million (late antiquity)
gptkbp:holy_site gptkb:Mount_Gerizim
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Samaritan people
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Samaritan_Hebrew
gptkb:Palestinian_Arabic
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:manuscript
endogamy
unique pronunciation of Hebrew
genetic bottleneck
annual pilgrimage to Mount Gerizim
distinct religious calendar
preserving ancient Israelite traditions
gptkbp:notablePerson Aabed-El ben Asher ben Matzliach (High Priest)
Abisha Scroll (ancient Torah scroll)
Benny Tsedaka (scholar)
Yefet ben Avraham (medieval scholar)
gptkbp:population about 850 (2023)
gptkbp:populationDecline gptkb:disease
persecution
forced conversions
intermarriage restrictions
gptkbp:practice_animal_sacrifice yes (Passover)
gptkbp:practice_circumcision yes
gptkbp:primary_settlements gptkb:Holon
gptkb:Kiryat_Luza
gptkbp:recognized_minority_in gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Palestinian_territories
gptkbp:region gptkb:Israel
gptkb:West_Bank
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Jews
gptkb:Hebrews
Levantine peoples
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Samaritanism
gptkbp:religiousLeader gptkb:Pope
gptkbp:sacredText gptkb:Samaritan_Pentateuch
gptkbp:selfDesignation gptkb:Shamerim
gptkbp:traditional_lay_class gptkb:Yisraelim
gptkbp:traditional_priestly_class gptkb:Kohanim
gptkbp:traditional_script gptkb:Samaritan_script
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Samaritan_Passover
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ancient_Israelites
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5