Archaeologists have discovered the estate of a wealthy ancient Samaritan at Zur Natan in central Israel. A Greek inscription reveals that the agricultural property belonged to a man named “Adios,” who ...

KIRYAT LUZA, West Bank (Reuters) - Guardians of an ancient faith with a cameo role in the Bible, the 750 surviving followers of the Samaritan religion are using surprisingly modern methods to keep ...

No. Not that one lonely Samaritan, on a road two millennia ago. This is not about him, famous from the New Testament parable of The Good Samaritan who stops and helps a beaten traveler after two ...

When Ben Yehuda Altif got engaged to his first cousin Mazal, there was no problem winning the blessing of their families or the Samaritan high priest, who leads their ancient Israelite sect. Marriage ...

Israeli archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of a 1,500-year-old synagogue near the city of Beit Shean in the Jordan Valley, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Monday. Subscribe to read ...

The remains of a Samaritan synagogue dating back to the fourth century C.E. have been unearthed in a site near Latrun under the direction of Prof. Eliezer Sukenik, of the Hebrew University, it was ...

Israeli authorities recently located the 14th-century object in the possession of a backpacker seeking to cross over to Jordan. (JTA) — More than 20 years after the theft of ancient Torah scrolls from ...

(JTA) — More than 20 years after the theft of ancient Torah scrolls from a synagogue in Nablus, the Israel Antiquities Authority retrieved one page from the missing objects and invited its owners to ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. According to tradition, the Samaritans are descended from the ancient Israelite tribes of Menashe and Efraim, who remained in the ...