Samaritans of Shechem
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The Samaritans of Shechem were a distinct Israelite-descended religious community centered around Mount Gerizim near Shechem, maintaining their own version of the Pentateuch and temple traditions separate from mainstream Judaism.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samaritan community | 2 |
| Samaritans of Shechem canonical | 1 |
| Samaritans of Sychar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4079338 — 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 of Shechem Context triple: [John Hyrcanus I, opponentOf, Samaritans of Shechem]
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A.
Gibeonites
The Gibeonites were a Canaanite people who, according to the Hebrew Bible, secured a treaty with the Israelites through deception and were subsequently assigned to perpetual servitude at the sanctuary.
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B.
Samaritan (as-Samiri)
Samaritan (as-Samiri) is a Qur’anic figure known for leading the Israelites astray by fashioning the golden calf during Prophet Musa’s (Moses’) absence.
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C.
Shechem
Shechem was an important ancient city in the central highlands of Canaan, serving as a significant political and religious center in biblical times.
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D.
Jebusites
The Jebusites were an ancient Canaanite people known primarily as the pre-Israelite inhabitants of Jerusalem (then called Jebus) in the Hebrew Bible.
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E.
Zorah
Zorah was an ancient town in the territory of the Tribe of Dan, known from the Hebrew Bible as the hometown of Samson.
- 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 of Shechem Target entity description: The Samaritans of Shechem were a distinct Israelite-descended religious community centered around Mount Gerizim near Shechem, maintaining their own version of the Pentateuch and temple traditions separate from mainstream Judaism.
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A.
Gibeonites
The Gibeonites were a Canaanite people who, according to the Hebrew Bible, secured a treaty with the Israelites through deception and were subsequently assigned to perpetual servitude at the sanctuary.
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B.
Samaritan (as-Samiri)
Samaritan (as-Samiri) is a Qur’anic figure known for leading the Israelites astray by fashioning the golden calf during Prophet Musa’s (Moses’) absence.
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C.
Shechem
Shechem was an important ancient city in the central highlands of Canaan, serving as a significant political and religious center in biblical times.
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D.
Jebusites
The Jebusites were an ancient Canaanite people known primarily as the pre-Israelite inhabitants of Jerusalem (then called Jebus) in the Hebrew Bible.
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E.
Zorah
Zorah was an ancient town in the territory of the Tribe of Dan, known from the Hebrew Bible as the hometown of Samson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Samaritan community
ⓘ
religious community ⓘ |
| acknowledgesProphet |
Joshua
ⓘ
Moses ⓘ |
| associatedSite | ruins of Samaritan temple on Mount Gerizim ⓘ |
| centralBelief |
Mount Gerizim as chosen place of God
ⓘ
rejection of Jerusalem Temple as legitimate sanctuary ⓘ |
| centralSanctuary |
Mount Gerizim
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Gerizim area
|
| claimsDescentFrom |
Levitical families
ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Levi
tribe of Ephraim ⓘ tribe of Manasseh ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Manasseh
|
| communityStructure | priestly families and lay families ⓘ |
| considersOthersAs | Jews as schismatic from original Israelite religion ⓘ |
| dietaryLaw | observance of Pentateuchal kashrut ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
Rabbinic Judaism
ⓘ
Second Temple Judaism centered on Jerusalem ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Israelite-descended people ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Samaria
ⓘ
central highlands of ancient Israel ⓘ |
| historicalCenter | Shechem ⓘ |
| historicalConflictWith |
Judeans
ⓘ
linked to:
Iudaeorum
|
| historicalPeriod | documented since Persian period ⓘ |
| languageTradition | Samaritan Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalLanguage |
Samaritan Aramaic
ⓘ
Samaritan Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mount Gerizim
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Gerizim area
ancient city of Shechem ⓘ
linked to:
Shechem
|
| maintainsText | Samaritan Pentateuch ⓘ |
| messianicBelief | Taheb (restorer) figure ⓘ |
| observes |
Passover sacrifice on Mount Gerizim
ⓘ
Sabbath according to Samaritan law ⓘ biblical festivals according to Samaritan calendar ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSite | Mount Gerizim during festivals ⓘ |
| preservesTradition | oral interpretations of the Samaritan Pentateuch ⓘ |
| rejectsText |
Ketuvim (Writings) of the Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Ketuvim
Neviim (Prophets) of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Neviim
|
| religiousLaw | Samaritan halakhah based on Pentateuch ⓘ |
| religiousLeadership | High Priest of the Samaritans ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Samaritanism ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
circumcision on the eighth day
ⓘ
strict purity laws ⓘ |
| scripturalFeature | Samaritan Pentateuch includes command to build altar on Mount Gerizim ⓘ |
| scriptureName |
Torah of Moses (Samaritan version)
ⓘ
linked to:
Samaritan Pentateuch
|
| scriptureType | Pentateuch-only canon ⓘ |
| selfIdentification |
Benei Yisrael (Children of Israel)
ⓘ
linked to:
Israelites
|
| usesCalendar |
Samaritan lunar-solar calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Samaritan calendar
|
| viewsItselfAs | true Israel ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Samaritan script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Samaritans of Shechem Description of subject: The Samaritans of Shechem were a distinct Israelite-descended religious community centered around Mount Gerizim near Shechem, maintaining their own version of the Pentateuch and temple traditions separate from mainstream Judaism.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Samaritans of Shechem