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Who Were The Samartians?
The Samaritans were a pagan or more specifically reprobate group of people whom the Jews religiously avoided.
They are believed by bible scholars and historians to be a mixed group having descendants from Israel and Assyria as a result of being taken by the Assyrians from Israel as slaves.
As such the true 'full breed" Jews and the Samaritans did not agree on worship for the Samaritans mixed Jewish understanding and Assyrian religion.
The Jews worshipped at the temple in Jerusalem, but the Samaritans worshipped elsewhere.
Among some of the most notable references in the New Testament include The Lord Jesus speaking to the Samaritan woman, and the story of The Good Samaritan which built on themes of love for ones neighbor in service of God.
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The Samaritan Woman Speaks with The Lord Jesus in John 4
4 Therefore, when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John 2 (though Jesus Himself did not baptize, but His disciples), 3 He left Judea and departed again to Galilee. 4 But He needed to go through Samaria.
5 So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 6 Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied from His journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
7 A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” 8 For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.
9 Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, “How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.
