Samaritans (religious group)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Samaritans_(religious_group)

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:allows	gptkb:Talmud gptkb:Samaritan_Pentateuch
gptkbp:believe_in	one God
gptkbp:culturalHeritage	oral traditions unique cuisine ancient music distinct dress for festivals
gptkbp:current_population_trend	declining
gptkbp:diaspora	gptkb:Jordan gptkb:Egypt_(historically) gptkb:Gaza_(historically) gptkb:Nablus_(historically) Damascus (historically)
gptkbp:distinctFrom	gptkb:Jews
gptkbp:do_not_accept	gptkb:Talmud gptkb:Writings_(Ketuvim) gptkb:Prophets_(Nevi'im)
gptkbp:festival	gptkb:Passover gptkb:Rosh_Hashanah gptkb:Shavuot gptkb:Sukkot gptkb:Yom_Kippur
gptkbp:historicalEvent	gptkb:British_Mandate_period gptkb:Babylonian_exile destruction of the Second Temple Ottoman rule Israeli independence Islamic rule Byzantine persecution
gptkbp:historicalPopulation	over 1 million (ancient times)
gptkbp:holy_site	gptkb:Mount_Gerizim
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Samaritans (religious group)
gptkbp:leaderTitle	gptkb:Pope
gptkbp:main_communities	gptkb:Holon gptkb:Kiryat_Luza
gptkbp:mainLanguage	gptkb:Arabic gptkb:Modern_Hebrew gptkb:Samaritan_Hebrew
gptkbp:notable_for	endogamy preservation of ancient traditions
gptkbp:notableFigure	gptkb:Benyamim_Tsedaka gptkb:High_Priest_Aabed-El_ben_Asher gptkb:Yefet_ben_Asher gptkb:Abisha_Scroll
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:ancient_Israel
gptkbp:population	about 850 (2023)
gptkbp:practicedIn	gptkb:Passover_sacrifice circumcision Sabbath observance ritual purity
gptkbp:recognizedBy	gptkb:Government_of_India gptkb:Palestinian_Authority minority in Palestinian territories minority in Israel
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Jews gptkb:ancient_Israelites gptkb:Hebrews
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Samaritanism
gptkbp:sacredText	gptkb:Samaritan_Pentateuch
gptkbp:script	gptkb:Samaritan_script
gptkbp:selfDesignation	gptkb:Shamerim
gptkbp:separates	gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Christian_Samaritans
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5