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NASB | John 4:12 "You are not greater than our father Jacob, are You, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself and his sons and his cattle?" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 4:12 "Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and who used to drink from it himself, and his sons and his cattle also?" |
Subject: How is jacob the ancestor of a samaritan |
Bible Note: 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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