Jews as descendants of the Kingdom of Judah, and Samaritans as descendants of the Kingdom of Samaria. Both held different versions of the Torah. They do so to this day. read more
Samaritans used to include descendants who ascribed to the Benjamin tribe, but this line became extinct in the 1960s. read more
The Samaritans were comprised of a mix between the initial population were Assyrians, members of the 10 northern tribes who, like the Babylonian captivity returned from hiding places inside the land and returning from outside the land from places like Ammon and Moabite. c. read more