Samaritans
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Samaritans are an ethnoreligious group originating from the ancient Israelites of the region of Samaria, preserving a distinct form of Israelite religion centered on the Samaritan Pentateuch and worship at Mount Gerizim.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samaritans canonical | 40 |
| Samaritans (historically) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1346141 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samaritans Context triple: [Samaria, associatedWithPeople, Samaritans]
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A.
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a global Christian church and charitable organization known for its evangelical outreach, social services, and roots in the Holiness movement.
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B.
Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy are a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women founded in the 19th century and known for their work in education, healthcare, and social services.
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Friends Service Council
Friends Service Council was a British Quaker organization dedicated to peace, social justice, and humanitarian relief, recognized as co-recipient of the 1947 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Peace Center
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E.
Loaves and Fishes
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samaritans Target entity description: Samaritans are an ethnoreligious group originating from the ancient Israelites of the region of Samaria, preserving a distinct form of Israelite religion centered on the Samaritan Pentateuch and worship at Mount Gerizim.
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A.
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a global Christian church and charitable organization known for its evangelical outreach, social services, and roots in the Holiness movement.
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B.
Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy are a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women founded in the 19th century and known for their work in education, healthcare, and social services.
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C.
Friends Service Council
Friends Service Council was a British Quaker organization dedicated to peace, social justice, and humanitarian relief, recognized as co-recipient of the 1947 Nobel Peace Prize.
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D.
Peace Center
The Peace Center is a major performing arts and cultural venue in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, hosting concerts, theater, and community events.
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E.
Loaves and Fishes
Loaves and Fishes is Dorothy Day’s autobiographical account of her life, faith, and the founding and work of the Catholic Worker movement among the poor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient people
ⓘ
ethnoreligious group ⓘ |
| calendar | Samaritan calendar ⓘ |
| centralBelief |
Mount Gerizim is the chosen holy place
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Gerizim area
only the Pentateuch is divinely inspired scripture ⓘ strict monotheism ⓘ |
| claimsDescentFrom |
tribe of Ephraim
ⓘ
tribe of Levi ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Levi
tribe of Manasseh ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Manasseh
|
| country |
Israel
ⓘ
Palestine ⓘ |
| differsFrom | Rabbinic Judaism in canon and halakha ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Samaritan
ⓘ
linked to:
Samaritanism
|
| experienced |
persecutions and forced conversions in late antiquity
ⓘ
severe demographic decline under Byzantine rule ⓘ |
| genePool | shows continuity with ancient Levantine populations ⓘ |
| historicalPeakPopulation | hundreds of thousands in late antiquity ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Samaria ⓘ |
| historicalText |
Samaritan Targum
ⓘ
linked to:
Samaritan Pentateuch
|
| holyMountain |
Mount Gerizim
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Gerizim area
|
| language |
Palestinian Arabic
ⓘ
linked to:
Levantine Arabic
Samaritan Aramaic ⓘ Samaritan Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalCenter |
Mount Gerizim sanctuary
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Gerizim area
|
| mainCommunity |
Holon
ⓘ
Kiryat Luza ⓘ Nablus area ⓘ |
| majorFestival |
Passover sacrifice on Mount Gerizim
ⓘ
Shavuot ⓘ Sukkot ⓘ |
| observes |
Sabbath
ⓘ
dietary laws similar to kashrut ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
ancient Israelites
ⓘ
linked to:
Israelites
|
| populationSize | fewer than 1000 people in the 21st century ⓘ |
| primaryScripture | Samaritan Pentateuch ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
minority group in the Palestinian territories
ⓘ
religious community in Israel ⓘ |
| rejects |
Prophets (Neviim) as canonical scripture
ⓘ
Writings (Ketuvim) as canonical scripture ⓘ
linked to:
Ketuvim
|
| religion | Samaritanism ⓘ |
| religiousLaw |
Torah as preserved in the Samaritan Pentateuch
ⓘ
linked to:
Samaritan Pentateuch
|
| script | Samaritan script ⓘ |
| scripturalLanguage | Samaritan Hebrew ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Shamerim ⓘ |
| selfDesignationMeaning |
Guardians
ⓘ
Keepers ⓘ |
| sharesTraditionWith | Judaism ⓘ |
| traditionalPriesthood | hereditary high priest ⓘ |
| viewOfJerusalem | does not recognize Jerusalem Temple as divinely chosen site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samaritans Description of subject: Samaritans are an ethnoreligious group originating from the ancient Israelites of the region of Samaria, preserving a distinct form of Israelite religion centered on the Samaritan Pentateuch and worship at Mount Gerizim.
Referenced by (41)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
שְׁכֶם
subject linked to:
Samaritan village of Kiryat Luza
subject linked to:
Samaritan village of Kiryat Luza
linked to: Samaritans
subject linked to:
Flavia Neapolis (Nablus)