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Samaritan historian Benyamim Tsedaka noted that many Samaritans who converted to Islam retained their original surnames, passing them on to future generations. Consequently, in most villages with names of Hebrew origin, but altered by Arabic pronunciation, Arab families still bear the surnames of their Samaritan ancestors.
Comay, Joan, Who's Who in the Old Testament, Oxford University Press, 1971, ISBN 0-19-521029-8 Elwell, Walter A., Evangelical Dictionary of Theology , Baker Publishing Group, 1984, ISB 9781441200303 Lockyer, Herbert, All the men of the Bible , Zondervan Publishing House (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1958
The Samaritan Pentateuch, also called the Samaritan Torah (Samaritan Hebrew: ࠕࠦࠅࠓࠡࠄ , Tūrā), is the sacred scripture of the Samaritans. [1] Written in the Samaritan script , it dates back to one of the ancient versions of the Torah that existed during the Second Temple period .
The names of Jannes and Jambres, or Jannes and Mambres, were well known through the ancient world as magicians. In this instance, nameless characters from the Hebrew Bible are given names in the New Testament. Their names also appear in numerous Jewish texts.
The Samaritans have continued to use the script for writing both Hebrew and Aramaic texts until the present day. A comparison of the earliest Samaritan inscriptions and the medieval and modern Samaritan manuscripts clearly indicates that the Samaritan script is a static script which was used mainly as a book hand.
The Old Testament prophets painted by Matteo Giovanetti, 1353. According to the Talmud , there were 48 prophets and 7 prophetesses who prophesied to Israel. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
It’s a Christmas miracle.. When 77-year-old Upper West Sider Carney Mimms collapsed during a morning run near Central Park’s Strawberry Fields last month, two good Samaritans swooped in to ...
Samaritans and Early Judaism: A Literary Analysis. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament. Supplement Series, 303. Sheffield Academic Press. ISBN 1-84127-072-5. Macdonald, John (1964). The Theology of the Samaritans. New Testament Library. London: SCM Press. Montgomery, James Alan (2006) [1907]. The Samaritans, the Earliest Jewish Sect.