SAMARITANS — This article is arranged according to the following outline: history samaritan origins samaritans in the time of nehemiah the samaritans in the second temple period samaritans in the graeco roman diaspora excavations on mt. gerizim late roman to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Samaritans — The people settled by the Assyrians in the district of Samaria (according to 2 Kgs. 17:29) and who were alleged by Jews to practise a form of Hebrew worship contaminated by combination with their previous cult. However, the evidence is rather… … Dictionary of the Bible
Samaritans — The name given to the new and mixed inhabitants whom Esarhaddon (B.C. 677), the king of Assyria, brought from Babylon and other places and settled in the cities of Samaria, instead of the original inhabitants whom Sargon (B.C. 721) had removed … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Samaritans — This term refers to the inhabitants of Samaria. The Samaritans rejected the Jerusalem Temple and worshiped at Mount Gerizim. The New Testament mentions the Jewish rejection of Samaritans in both the parable of the Good Samaritan (see Lk 10:29… … Glossary of theological terms
Samaritans — a British charity, started in 1953 by Chad Varah (1911– ), which gives free help and advice to people who are very depressed or thinking of killing themselves. People can call the Samaritans on the telephone and discuss their problems, and… … Universalium
Samaritans — Sa|mar|i|tans, the a British organization that offers a free telephone service that people who are very sad, worried, or confused can call to talk to someone. The Samaritans listen to people who feel uncomfortable talking to someone they know… … Dictionary of contemporary English
SAMARITANS — the descendants of the Northern kingdom of ISRAEL who intermarried with local people thus gaining the scorn and enmity of ORTHODOX JEWS who retained their racial purity. They refused to recognize the TEMPLE in JERUSALEM as the center of… … Concise dictionary of Religion
Samaritans — n. a British voluntary organization providing a telephone service for the suicidal and despairing. Started in 1953 by the Rev. Chad Varah in the cellars of a London church (St Stephen, Walbrook) with one telephone, it now has over 200 branches… … The new mediacal dictionary
Samaritans (charity) — Samaritans (until 2002 known as The Samaritans) is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in distress or at risk of suicide throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. An international network exists under the name… … Wikipedia
SAMARITANS — See SAMARIA … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
