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Samaritans

people group

Inhabitants of Samaria estranged from Jews over worship and identity, featured in several of Jesus' boundary-crossing encounters.

13 appearances5 Bible books2 known aliases

Who or what is this?

Inhabitants of the region of descended in part from the mixed population settled there after conquered the northern kingdom. By ' day, deep hostility separates them from over temple, worship, and identity. Jesus crosses these lines repeatedly — speaking with the woman at the well, telling the parable of the Good Samaritan, and healing a thankful Samaritan leper — and Philip later brings the gospel to Samaria in Acts.

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