WHY WERE THE SAMARITANS SO HATED?

The term 'good Samaritan' is often used to describe someone who helps others, but few actually know who the Samaritans were in the Bible. The Samaritans were a group of people who lived in the region of Israel after the Syrian conquest. They survived until the time of Jesus and still exist in limited numbers today.
The Bible tells several stories about the Samaritans, and hatred between Jews and Samaritans is a recurring issue in the Gospels. To understand the origin of the Samaritans, it is necessary to go back to the Days of the Kings of Israel. After King Solomon ruled the Israelites, his son Rehoboam took reckless actions in the tenth century, which led to corruption and sin in both kingdoms. Despite the warnings of the prophets sent by God, as a result, God announced that they would be conquered by other peoples.
The northern kingdom was worse than the southern kingdom, with a line of wicked rulers. In 722 BC, the northern kingdom of Israel fell to the Assyrians, and many Israelites were taken to Syria as captives. But some remained in the land and married foreigners. These half-Jewish, half-Gentile people became known as Samaritans.

In 586 BC, the southern kingdom of Judah fell to the Babylonian Empire. When the walls of Jerusalem were breached, the temple was destroyed, and the city walls torn down, the first biblical records of the Samaritans are found in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, which date back to the 5th century BC. When the Persian Empire replaced Babylon as a power regional, Nehemiah, a Jew, obtained permission from the Persian King to rebuild Jerusalem. But the local Samaritans objected and created problems for Nehemiah and his work team. Nehemiah made one at 14; This conflict was the beginning of a long period of enmity between the Jews and the Samaritans.
In ancient times, Samaria was the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel. After the fall of Israel, the region of Samaria was located in the center of what used to be the northern kingdom. During Jesus' time, Samaria was between Galilee to the north and Judea to the south. Currently, the region of Samaria is located in the north of the West Bank, where a few hundred Samaritans still live and follow their faith based on the Pentateuch and Mount Gerizim.
Why were the Samaritans so hated in Jesus' time? The Samaritans were widely despised by the Jews due to a number of factors. First, they were considered a mixture of spiritually corrupt Israelites and pagan foreigners who had created a religion that the Jews considered heresy.

[SecretsOfScripture]

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[kosamsani]

One of the most interesting stories in the Bible is "the Good Samaritan".Thank You, Father. In the precious Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

[ckneelakantaraj]

When I was in high school I have heard about the good Samaritan story. My teacher did not explain the origin of the Samaritan nor the historic hatred and the untouchability that was practiced by the Jews. After reading the Bible, I became familiar with the history of the Samaritan. Your narration cleared many doubts, particularly the origin of the Samaritan.

[wassupg]

Yes, yes, 🙌🏾 Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself~Amen ✨💫

[dizzysdoings]

I knew some of this, but not all of it.
Something that I've pointed out to people is that when Jesus told His followers that they would be witnesses for Him in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to the rest of the world, He was telling us to witness to our enemies.

[MargaretPadilla-njef]

This is vey nice. Made me understand the Bible stories better ❤

[ngcalingcanga]

Ameeeen!!! This is an eye opening story. It’s so touching how Jesus loved all people irrespective of their nationality, colour or creed. He is a Perfect Example of what True Righteousness & Love is. Thank you so much.❤💯% ✝️🙏🏾

[joycejoseph]

The story is educational and informative. To God be the Glory.

[shirleysmith]

Our Heavenly Father and Jesus look at the person's Heart not their outer appearance! Praise Our Heavenly Father and Jesus Love for all of us! ❤❤

[emopunkrockerepr]

Eating breakfast and crying, for the Lord is merciful.

[RickStanton-hgkx]

I wasn't sure about h Samaritans. Now I am. Praise the Lord!

[larrygraham]

Thank you so very much for this wonderful video.
I learned so many wonderful and new things. This video caused everything to just come to life on the screen.
Excellent graphics and dialogue !!!
Again, THANK YOU,
and GOD BLESS YOU !!! 😇😇😇

[Ken-ygnr]

Praise God!!! This was a blessing to learn more about the Samaritans and to have deeper meaning when reading about the Good Samaritan. Thank you 🙏

[colleennovak]

thank you for your teaching this helps me in my walk with God .▪

[melangreathouse]

I’ve always wondered about the Samaritans, since even bible scholars don’t talk about their ancestry much. This was a well scripted, concise and factual expose’ that has prompted me to save it in my special folder on my own YouTube channel. Than You! Well Done!

[philadelphiaacademyta.makh]

I enjoyed this Wonderful message. For a long time I wanted to know the reason for the conflict .Thnx .

[mosespoema]

Thankyou for the inspiring message. Amen in Jesus Christ name 🙏🙏🙏💯❤️🎄🇵🇬🇵🇬

[cher_sh]

HalleluYahshua for this bible story ❤️

[carlaroman]

Beautiful video. A great lesson that needs repeatiing every day. In particular at this moment in history. You may, and will, disagree with your neighbor, but by Jesus's command you must love your neighbor. Thank you, sir, for this video.

[MrStanTheMan]

Thanks for the info, I didn’t know that. God bless you