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1 | How is jacob the ancestor of a samaritan | John 4:12 | Searcher56 | 228239 | ||
God day to you, Lynnette, welcome to the SBF, Let me show you in the Bible, what Doc said. According to 2 Kings 17:6, "The king of Assyria captured Samaria (Northern Kingdom) and deported the Israelites to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, in Gozan on the Habor River and in the towns of the Medes." I have read He left some behind ... then brought others back, so the people were not "pure" Israelites, tho like the Samaritan woman point to Jacob as their ancestor. ... verse 24 says "The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Kuthah, Avva, Hamath and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites." ... in verse 27 priests were sent for relgious order. The Samaritans also claim the tribe of Levi. IMHO ... Assyria probably knew the South Kingdom (Judah) would not embrace the mixed group. John 4:9 says, "For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans." This could have started right away. Searcher |
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2 | How is jacob the ancestor of a samaritan | John 4:12 | biblicalman | 228245 | ||
It depends what you mean by a Samaritan. If your mean the people of Samaria then yes some of the people of Samaria were descended from Jacob, those left in the land when the others were exiled. But the Samaritans in the New Testament came from around Shechem and were probably not descended from the ancient people of Samaria. Their religion was too pure for that. The people of Samaria may have worshipped YHWH but they also worshipped other Gods. Thats why Ezra would have nothing to do withe them religiously speaking. They were polytheists. And it was not permitted to marry them. But what were called Samaritans in the Gospel were worshippers of one God, the God of Moses. It is very doubtful whether they were descended from the mixed people of Samaria. Indeed it is probable that they were Jews, but with their own beliefs. Where they came from we do not know. See any good modern Bible Dictionary. |
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