Mt gerizim hi-res stock photography and images

149. MT. GERIZIM, GENERAL VIEW OF THE MOUNTAIN NEAR SCHEM (NABLUS), A HOLY PLACE FOR THE SAMARITANS Stock Photo

RMBP238R–149. MT. GERIZIM, GENERAL VIEW OF THE MOUNTAIN NEAR SCHEM (NABLUS), A HOLY PLACE FOR THE SAMARITANS

Vintage photo of the Samaritan Passover on Mt. Gerizim. Heating water for the sacrifice. Palestine. 1900-1920 Stock Photo

RF2Y7R8BX–Vintage photo of the Samaritan Passover on Mt. Gerizim. Heating water for the sacrifice. Palestine. 1900-1920

Mt. Gerizim. 1898, West Bank Stock Photo

RF2B9JBXJ–Mt. Gerizim. 1898, West Bank

RMPR1WK4–Mt. Gerizim. 1898, West Bank

RMD7HBEA–Nabulus from Mt. Gerizim

The Samaritan Passover on Mt. Gerizim. Sheep for the sacrifice. ca. 1900 Stock Photo

RM2CFH43J–The Samaritan Passover on Mt. Gerizim. Sheep for the sacrifice. ca. 1900

RM2A1HHEA–Mt. Gerizim

RMM76BYN–Mt. Gerizim LOC matpc.09066

Northern views. Nablus (Shechem) and Mt. Gerizim Stock Photo

RM2EBJYJY–Northern views. Nablus (Shechem) and Mt. Gerizim

From Mt. Ebal, s. over Jacob's well and Joseph's tomb to Mt. Gerizim toward Jerusalem, Palestine , Horses, Mountains Edgar Sutton Dorr Photograph Collection Stock Photo

RM2M31C3Y–From Mt. Ebal, s. over Jacob's well and Joseph's tomb to Mt. Gerizim toward Jerusalem, Palestine , Horses, Mountains Edgar Sutton Dorr Photograph Collection

May 3, 2015 - Mount Gerizim, West Bank - Samaritans bring sheep before the annual slaughtering ceremony for Passover on the mount Gerizim, near Nablus in the northern of the West Bank. By contrast to the Jews who give their allegiance to the Jerusalem Temple (since the days of the Exile) and who do not offer the biblically mandated sacrifices since the Temple was leveled by the Romans in A.D. 70; the Samaritans still held their sacrificial services on Mt. Gerizim. The Samaritan men were dressed in white garments, the leaders wore red hats, and the priests were dressed in a distinctive turquois Stock Photo

RMEND9W1–May 3, 2015 - Mount Gerizim, West Bank - Samaritans bring sheep before the annual slaughtering ceremony for Passover on the mount Gerizim, near Nablus in the northern of the West Bank. By contrast to the Jews who give their allegiance to the Jerusalem Temple (since the days of the Exile) and who do not offer the biblically mandated sacrifices since the Temple was leveled by the Romans in A.D. 70; the Samaritans still held their sacrificial services on Mt. Gerizim. The Samaritan men were dressed in white garments, the leaders wore red hats, and the priests were dressed in a distinctive turquois

Ruins at the Archaeological site at Samaritan village of Kiryat Luza. on Mount Gerizim. Nablus. Palestine Stock Photo

RF2G2YH84–Ruins at the Archaeological site at Samaritan village of Kiryat Luza. on Mount Gerizim. Nablus. Palestine

Fence at Mt. Gerizim National Park near Nablus Stock Photo

RF2AN8Y3W–Fence at Mt. Gerizim National Park near Nablus

1159 Palestine - Mt. Gerizin (ie. Gerizim)-Feast of the Passover LCCN00651203 Stock Photo

RMPBA29Y–1159 Palestine - Mt. Gerizin (ie. Gerizim)-Feast of the Passover LCCN00651203

Samaritans participate in a traditional ceremony celebrating the giving of the Torah on 'Shavuot festival', atop Mount Gerizim near the West Bank city of Nablus. Shavuot Festival, known as the Feast of Weeks and as Pentecost in ancient Greek, is a Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan. The Samaritan is a religious group that split from Judaism by the second century B.C.E. The Samaritans retained the Torah, the Five Books of Moses, as their Scripture. The Samaritan Bible refers to Mt. Gerizim, not Jerusalem, as the center of worship. (Photo by Yunjie Liao/ Pac Stock Photo

RMJA6C0W–Samaritans participate in a traditional ceremony celebrating the giving of the Torah on 'Shavuot festival', atop Mount Gerizim near the West Bank city of Nablus. Shavuot Festival, known as the Feast of Weeks and as Pentecost in ancient Greek, is a Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan. The Samaritan is a religious group that split from Judaism by the second century B.C.E. The Samaritans retained the Torah, the Five Books of Moses, as their Scripture. The Samaritan Bible refers to Mt. Gerizim, not Jerusalem, as the center of worship. (Photo by Yunjie Liao/ Pac

The Holy Land and Syria . The Samaritans dress in white for the Feast of the Passover on theirholy hill of Mt. Gerizim, where lambs are killed as in the days of Aaron.They are very poor and greatly despised by the orthodox Jews. Pulling tares from the wheat is the childrens task. If the- arc notremoved the bread will be bitter Stock Photo

RM2AJ4N9C–The Holy Land and Syria . The Samaritans dress in white for the Feast of the Passover on theirholy hill of Mt. Gerizim, where lambs are killed as in the days of Aaron.They are very poor and greatly despised by the orthodox Jews. Pulling tares from the wheat is the childrens task. If the- arc notremoved the bread will be bitter

Traditional ovens of the ancient Samaritan community during the traditional Passover sacrifice in Mount Gerizim Stock Photo

RMCP8WRG–Traditional ovens of the ancient Samaritan community during the traditional Passover sacrifice in Mount Gerizim

The Passover sacrifice units the Samaritan community. Mount Gerizim, Israel. 17/04/2011. Stock Photo

RMC2N843–The Passover sacrifice units the Samaritan community. Mount Gerizim, Israel. 17/04/2011.

3710. THE CITY OF SCHEM (NABLUS) BETWEEN MT. GERIZIM IN THE FOREGROUND AND MT. EBAL IN THE DISTANCE Stock Photo

RMBP5JAN–3710. THE CITY OF SCHEM (NABLUS) BETWEEN MT. GERIZIM IN THE FOREGROUND AND MT. EBAL IN THE DISTANCE

Life in Palestine in the early 20th century. The Samaritan Passover on Mt. Gerizim. Women's place at the ceremony. Historic Palestine. Ottoman Empire. 1900-1920 Stock Photo

RM2XX0NC2–Life in Palestine in the early 20th century. The Samaritan Passover on Mt. Gerizim. Women's place at the ceremony. Historic Palestine. Ottoman Empire. 1900-1920

RF2B9JBXK–Mt. Gerizim. 1898, West Bank

RMPR1WK3–Mt. Gerizim. 1898, West Bank

High Priest and Levites Officiating at the Samaritan Passover, Mt. Gerizim Stock Photo

RMD7HBE5–High Priest and Levites Officiating at the Samaritan Passover, Mt. Gerizim

Original Caption: The Samaritan Passover on Mt. Gerizim. Praying standing. - Location: West Bank ca. 1900 Stock Photo

RM2CFH8AJ–Original Caption: The Samaritan Passover on Mt. Gerizim. Praying standing. - Location: West Bank ca. 1900

RM2A1HHE9–Mt. Gerizim

Original Caption: Mt. Gerizim - Location: West Bank ca. 1898-1946 Stock Photo

RM2DE6BAR–Original Caption: Mt. Gerizim - Location: West Bank ca. 1898-1946

RMM76BYT–Mt. Gerizim LOC matpc.09069

RM2DE5Y4H–Original Caption: The Samaritan Passover on Mt. Gerizim. Praying standing. - Location: West Bank ca. 1900

Northern views. Sychar (Asker) and Mt. Gerizim Stock Photo

RM2EBK0FM–Northern views. Sychar (Asker) and Mt. Gerizim

May 3, 2015 - Mount Gerizim, West Bank - Samaritans wait for the annual slaughtering ceremony for Passover on the mount Gerizim, near Nablus in the northern of the West Bank. By contrast to the Jews who give their allegiance to the Jerusalem Temple (since the days of the Exile) and who do not offer the biblically mandated sacrifices since the Temple was leveled by the Romans in A.D. 70; the Samaritans still held their sacrificial services on Mt. Gerizim. The Samaritan men were dressed in white garments, the leaders wore red hats, and the priests were dressed in a distinctive turquoise-green ga Stock Photo

RMEND9TF–May 3, 2015 - Mount Gerizim, West Bank - Samaritans wait for the annual slaughtering ceremony for Passover on the mount Gerizim, near Nablus in the northern of the West Bank. By contrast to the Jews who give their allegiance to the Jerusalem Temple (since the days of the Exile) and who do not offer the biblically mandated sacrifices since the Temple was leveled by the Romans in A.D. 70; the Samaritans still held their sacrificial services on Mt. Gerizim. The Samaritan men were dressed in white garments, the leaders wore red hats, and the priests were dressed in a distinctive turquoise-green ga

View of the Mount Gerizim with the village of Kiryat Luza, near the city of Nablus the ancient and biblical town of Shechem. Palestine Stock Photo

RM2G2YH81–View of the Mount Gerizim with the village of Kiryat Luza, near the city of Nablus the ancient and biblical town of Shechem. Palestine

Ancient ruins at Mt. Gerizim National Park near Nablus Stock Photo

RF2AN8YBD–Ancient ruins at Mt. Gerizim National Park near Nablus

RMJA6CCT–Samaritans participate in a traditional ceremony celebrating the giving of the Torah on 'Shavuot festival', atop Mount Gerizim near the West Bank city of Nablus. Shavuot Festival, known as the Feast of Weeks and as Pentecost in ancient Greek, is a Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan. The Samaritan is a religious group that split from Judaism by the second century B.C.E. The Samaritans retained the Torah, the Five Books of Moses, as their Scripture. The Samaritan Bible refers to Mt. Gerizim, not Jerusalem, as the center of worship. (Photo by Yunjie Liao/ Pac

Palestine - Mt. Gerizin ie. Gerizim--Feast of the Passover. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection , Samaritans,Spiritual life,West Bank,Gerizim, Mount, Passover (Samaritan),1880-1930, Rites & ceremonies,West Bank,Gerizim, Mount,1880-1920. Stock Photo

RM2P05A40–Palestine - Mt. Gerizin ie. Gerizim--Feast of the Passover. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection , Samaritans,Spiritual life,West Bank,Gerizim, Mount, Passover (Samaritan),1880-1930, Rites & ceremonies,West Bank,Gerizim, Mount,1880-1920.

Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . Simon murdered; succeeded by his son, John Hyr- canus.John Iljrcanus throws off the Syrian yoke, and estab-lishes his independence ; he destroys the Temple on Mt. Gerizim.Aristobulus succeeds his father Hyrcanus.Alexander Jannreus succeeds his brother Aristobulus.Janua;us dies ; is succeeded by Alexandra, his wife, who makes her son Stock Photo

RM2AKJGKG–Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . Simon murdered; succeeded by his son, John Hyr- canus.John Iljrcanus throws off the Syrian yoke, and estab-lishes his independence ; he destroys the Temple on Mt. Gerizim.Aristobulus succeeds his father Hyrcanus.Alexander Jannreus succeeds his brother Aristobulus.Janua;us dies ; is succeeded by Alexandra, his wife, who makes her son

members of the ancient Samaritan community during the traditional Passover sacrifice in Mount Gerizim near Nablus Stock Photo

RMCP8WWW–members of the ancient Samaritan community during the traditional Passover sacrifice in Mount Gerizim near Nablus

Samaritan men sharpen knives and prepare for the Passover sacrifice. Mount Gerizim, Israel. 17/04/2011. Stock Photo

RMC2N7X7–Samaritan men sharpen knives and prepare for the Passover sacrifice. Mount Gerizim, Israel. 17/04/2011.

MT. GERIZIM - THE OCTAGONAL CHURCH BUILT BY THE BYZANTINE EMPEROR ZENO IN 484 AD ON THE SITE CONSIDERED HOLY BY THE SAMARITANS Stock Photo

RMBP5JAR–MT. GERIZIM - THE OCTAGONAL CHURCH BUILT BY THE BYZANTINE EMPEROR ZENO IN 484 AD ON THE SITE CONSIDERED HOLY BY THE SAMARITANS

Life in Palestine in the early 20th century. The Samaritan Passover on Mt. Gerizim. The high priest eating with staff in hand. Historic Palestine. Ottoman Empire. 1900-1920 Stock Photo

RM2XX0NCN–Life in Palestine in the early 20th century. The Samaritan Passover on Mt. Gerizim. The high priest eating with staff in hand. Historic Palestine. Ottoman Empire. 1900-1920

RF2B9JBXP–Mt. Gerizim. 1898, West Bank

RMPR1WK6–Mt. Gerizim. 1898, West Bank

RM2A1FN4Y–Mt. Gerizim

RMM76BYP–Mt. Gerizim LOC matpc.09067

The Samaritan Passover on Mt. Gerizim. Burning the remains of a sacrifice. ca. 1900 Stock Photo

RM2GD2Y2B–The Samaritan Passover on Mt. Gerizim. Burning the remains of a sacrifice. ca. 1900

Northern views. Looking north from Mt. Gerizim Stock Photo

RM2EBJY6Y–Northern views. Looking north from Mt. Gerizim

RM2CFGJTH–Original Caption: Mt. Gerizim - Location: West Bank ca. 1898-1946

May 3, 2015 - Mount Gerizim, West Bank - Samaritans wait before the annual slaughtering ceremony for Passover on the mount Gerizim, near Nablus in the northern of the West Bank. By contrast to the Jews who give their allegiance to the Jerusalem Temple (since the days of the Exile) and who do not offer the biblically mandated sacrifices since the Temple was leveled by the Romans in A.D. 70; the Samaritans still held their sacrificial services on Mt. Gerizim. The Samaritan men were dressed in white garments, the leaders wore red hats, and the priests were dressed in a distinctive turquoise-green Stock Photo

RMEND9TE–May 3, 2015 - Mount Gerizim, West Bank - Samaritans wait before the annual slaughtering ceremony for Passover on the mount Gerizim, near Nablus in the northern of the West Bank. By contrast to the Jews who give their allegiance to the Jerusalem Temple (since the days of the Exile) and who do not offer the biblically mandated sacrifices since the Temple was leveled by the Romans in A.D. 70; the Samaritans still held their sacrificial services on Mt. Gerizim. The Samaritan men were dressed in white garments, the leaders wore red hats, and the priests were dressed in a distinctive turquoise-green

RF2AN8Y40–Ancient ruins at Mt. Gerizim National Park near Nablus

RMJA6C06–Samaritans participate in a traditional ceremony celebrating the giving of the Torah on 'Shavuot festival', atop Mount Gerizim near the West Bank city of Nablus. Shavuot Festival, known as the Feast of Weeks and as Pentecost in ancient Greek, is a Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan. The Samaritan is a religious group that split from Judaism by the second century B.C.E. The Samaritans retained the Torah, the Five Books of Moses, as their Scripture. The Samaritan Bible refers to Mt. Gerizim, not Jerusalem, as the center of worship. (Photo by Yunjie Liao/ Pac

Around Martyrs’ Square in Nablus. This ancient city is nestled in a valley between two striking mountains, Mt.Jarzim and Mt. Etal. Palestine Stock Photo

RF2G3B3WG–Around Martyrs’ Square in Nablus. This ancient city is nestled in a valley between two striking mountains, Mt.Jarzim and Mt. Etal. Palestine

RM2AKN94W–Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . names of pilgrims in He-brew, Arabic, and Samaritan. The base of Mt. Ebal,opposite the city, is full of ancient excavated tombs,and on Mt. Gerizim are the ruins of a strong fortress. i GAZA is in the s. w. corner of Palestine, 45 miles s. w.of Jerusalem. It is first mentioned in Genesis as aborder town of the Canaanites (b. c. 1920)

RMCP8X01–members of the ancient Samaritan community during the traditional Passover sacrifice in Mount Gerizim near Nablus

Samiritan in prayer during Passover sacrifice ceremony. Mount Gerizim, Israel. 17/04/2011. Stock Photo

RMC2N7XE–Samiritan in prayer during Passover sacrifice ceremony. Mount Gerizim, Israel. 17/04/2011.

COIN OF MAKRINOS DATED 217 AD. DEPICTING MT. GERIZIM WITH THE TEMPLE AND STEPS LEADING TO IT, REMAINS OF WHICH CAN BE SEEN TODAY Stock Photo

RMBP238M–COIN OF MAKRINOS DATED 217 AD. DEPICTING MT. GERIZIM WITH THE TEMPLE AND STEPS LEADING TO IT, REMAINS OF WHICH CAN BE SEEN TODAY

5903. Aramaic inscription from Mt. Gerizim Stock Photo

RMGG1K5X–5903. Aramaic inscription from Mt. Gerizim

RMPR1WK5–Mt. Gerizim. 1898, West Bank

RF2B9JBXR–Mt. Gerizim. 1898, West Bank

RM2A1HHE6–Mt. Gerizim

RMM76BYR–Mt. Gerizim LOC matpc.09068

Northern views. Ruins of Temple on Mt. Gerizim Stock Photo

RM2EBK03K–Northern views. Ruins of Temple on Mt. Gerizim

Middle East History: Summit of Mt. Gerizim Location: West Bank ca. between 1898 and 1914 Stock Photo

RM2HP7XB2–Middle East History: Summit of Mt. Gerizim Location: West Bank ca. between 1898 and 1914

Mount Gerizim, West Bank. 3rd May, 2015. Samaritans dress with white plastic overalls before the annual slaughtering ceremony for Passover on the mount Gerizim, near Nablus in the northern of the West Bank. By contrast to the Jews who give their allegiance to the Jerusalem Temple (since the days of the Exile) and who do not offer the biblically mandated sacrifices since the Temple was leveled by the Romans in A.D. 70; the Samaritans still held their sacrificial services on Mt. Gerizim. The Samaritan men were dressed in white garments, the leaders wore red hats, and the priests were dressed in Stock Photo

RMEND9TG–Mount Gerizim, West Bank. 3rd May, 2015. Samaritans dress with white plastic overalls before the annual slaughtering ceremony for Passover on the mount Gerizim, near Nablus in the northern of the West Bank. By contrast to the Jews who give their allegiance to the Jerusalem Temple (since the days of the Exile) and who do not offer the biblically mandated sacrifices since the Temple was leveled by the Romans in A.D. 70; the Samaritans still held their sacrificial services on Mt. Gerizim. The Samaritan men were dressed in white garments, the leaders wore red hats, and the priests were dressed in

The Samaritan Passover on Mt. Gerizim, Samaritan men with prepared carcasses ready for the oven. ca. 1900 Stock Photo

RM2GD2XJ8–The Samaritan Passover on Mt. Gerizim, Samaritan men with prepared carcasses ready for the oven. ca. 1900

RF2AN8Y4F–Ancient ruins at Mt. Gerizim National Park near Nablus

RMJA6CAC–Samaritans participate in a traditional ceremony celebrating the giving of the Torah on 'Shavuot festival', atop Mount Gerizim near the West Bank city of Nablus. Shavuot Festival, known as the Feast of Weeks and as Pentecost in ancient Greek, is a Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan. The Samaritan is a religious group that split from Judaism by the second century B.C.E. The Samaritans retained the Torah, the Five Books of Moses, as their Scripture. The Samaritan Bible refers to Mt. Gerizim, not Jerusalem, as the center of worship. (Photo by Yunjie Liao/ Pac

$Zeus : a study in ancient religion . Apyapl^itj KaKov/meuoj. elra /3acr07;-fiQv 6 dvacre^rjs cprjaiv 6 avyypav TrdXai E/3/oatwj irpoyovos, cos auros iXeyev 6 MapTvos) ; cp. Deut. 11. 29,27. 12 with Gen. 12. 6f.: Jehovah, from the heathen point of view, was a god of thehills (i Kings 20. 23). Sanballat built a temple on Mt Gerizim (loseph. ant. Itid. 11. 8. 4),which during the persecutions of Antiochos iv Epiphanes was dedicated to Zeus EXXT^itos{id. ib. 12. 5. 5, Zonar. 4. 19 (i. 317 Dindorf)) or Heftos (2 Mace. 6. 2, Euseb. chron. ann.Abr. 1850 versio Armenia (ii. 126 Schoene) = Hieron. chro Stock Photo$

RM2AKNYJ6–Zeus : a study in ancient religion . Apyapl^itj KaKov/meuoj. elra /3acr07;-fiQv 6 dvacre^rjs cprjaiv 6 avyypav TrdXai E/3/oatwj irpoyovos, cos auros iXeyev 6 MapTvos) ; cp. Deut. 11. 29,27. 12 with Gen. 12. 6f.: Jehovah, from the heathen point of view, was a god of thehills (i Kings 20. 23). Sanballat built a temple on Mt Gerizim (loseph. ant. Itid. 11. 8. 4),which during the persecutions of Antiochos iv Epiphanes was dedicated to Zeus EXXT^itos{id. ib. 12. 5. 5, Zonar. 4. 19 (i. 317 Dindorf)) or Heftos (2 Mace. 6. 2, Euseb. chron. ann.Abr. 1850 versio Armenia (ii. 126 Schoene) = Hieron. chro

RMCP8W9F–members of the ancient Samaritan community during the traditional Passover sacrifice in Mount Gerizim near Nablus

Bustling Martyrs’ Square in Nablus. This ancient city is nestled in a valley between two striking mountains, Mt.Jarzim and Mt. Etal. Palestine Stock Photo

RM2G2BJGK–Bustling Martyrs’ Square in Nablus. This ancient city is nestled in a valley between two striking mountains, Mt.Jarzim and Mt. Etal. Palestine

Sacrificial lambs are butchered, cleaned and roasted in pits. Mount Gerizim, Israel. 17/04/2011. Stock Photo

RMC2N80X–Sacrificial lambs are butchered, cleaned and roasted in pits. Mount Gerizim, Israel. 17/04/2011.

5904. Hebrew inscriptions from Mt. Gerizim Stock Photo

RMGG1K60–5904. Hebrew inscriptions from Mt. Gerizim

Summit of Mt. Gerizim. 1898, West Bank Stock Photo

RMPR31A5–Summit of Mt. Gerizim. 1898, West Bank

RF2B9JK4M–Summit of Mt. Gerizim. 1898, West Bank

RM2A1HHEE–Mt. Gerizim

Summit of Mt. Gerizim LOC matpc.11384 Stock Photo

RMM771X3–Summit of Mt. Gerizim LOC matpc.11384

The Samaritan Passover on Mt. Gerizim. The sacrifice. Stock Photo

RM2JP80X1–The Samaritan Passover on Mt. Gerizim. The sacrifice.

May 3, 2015 - Mount Gerizim, West Bank - Samaritans pray before the annual slaughtering ceremony for Passover on the mount Gerizim, near Nablus in the northern of the West Bank. By contrast to the Jews who give their allegiance to the Jerusalem Temple (since the days of the Exile) and who do not offer the biblically mandated sacrifices since the Temple was leveled by the Romans in A.D. 70; the Samaritans still held their sacrificial services on Mt. Gerizim. The Samaritan men were dressed in white garments, the leaders wore red hats, and the priests were dressed in a distinctive turquoise-green Stock Photo

RMEND9TH–May 3, 2015 - Mount Gerizim, West Bank - Samaritans pray before the annual slaughtering ceremony for Passover on the mount Gerizim, near Nablus in the northern of the West Bank. By contrast to the Jews who give their allegiance to the Jerusalem Temple (since the days of the Exile) and who do not offer the biblically mandated sacrifices since the Temple was leveled by the Romans in A.D. 70; the Samaritans still held their sacrificial services on Mt. Gerizim. The Samaritan men were dressed in white garments, the leaders wore red hats, and the priests were dressed in a distinctive turquoise-green

A Samaritan high priest and his family eating the Passover sacrifice on Mt. Gerizim ca. 1900 Stock Photo

RM2GD2X6M–A Samaritan high priest and his family eating the Passover sacrifice on Mt. Gerizim ca. 1900

Hellenistic Structure at Mt Gerizim National Park near Nablus Stock Photo

RF2AN9007–Hellenistic Structure at Mt Gerizim National Park near Nablus

RMJA6BM7–Samaritans participate in a traditional ceremony celebrating the giving of the Torah on 'Shavuot festival', atop Mount Gerizim near the West Bank city of Nablus. Shavuot Festival, known as the Feast of Weeks and as Pentecost in ancient Greek, is a Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan. The Samaritan is a religious group that split from Judaism by the second century B.C.E. The Samaritans retained the Torah, the Five Books of Moses, as their Scripture. The Samaritan Bible refers to Mt. Gerizim, not Jerusalem, as the center of worship. (Photo by Yunjie Liao/ Pac

. Palestine and Syria : with the chief routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia : handbook for travellers . t consider that he will begreater than Moses. Of the Old Testament they possess the Pentateuchonly, in a version differing somewhat from ours. Their literature chieflyconsists of prayers and hymns. Their oldest chronicles date from the 12thcentury. Three times a year, viz. at the festival of unleavened bread, thefeast of weeks, and the feast of tabernacles, they make a pilgrimage to Population. NABULUS. 23. Route. 221 [^xe sacred Mt. Gerizim. They celebrate all tlie Mosaic festivals. At Stock Photo

RM2CDHFH4–. Palestine and Syria : with the chief routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia : handbook for travellers . t consider that he will begreater than Moses. Of the Old Testament they possess the Pentateuchonly, in a version differing somewhat from ours. Their literature chieflyconsists of prayers and hymns. Their oldest chronicles date from the 12thcentury. Three times a year, viz. at the festival of unleavened bread, thefeast of weeks, and the feast of tabernacles, they make a pilgrimage to Population. NABULUS. 23. Route. 221 [^xe sacred Mt. Gerizim. They celebrate all tlie Mosaic festivals. At

RMCP8WG5–members of the ancient Samaritan community during the traditional Passover sacrifice in Mount Gerizim near Nablus

RM2G2BJGH–Around Martyrs’ Square in Nablus. This ancient city is nestled in a valley between two striking mountains, Mt.Jarzim and Mt. Etal. Palestine

Young Samaritans deliver the lambs soon to be sacrificed for Passover. Mount Gerizim, Israel. 17/04/2011. Stock Photo

RMC2N7TW–Young Samaritans deliver the lambs soon to be sacrificed for Passover. Mount Gerizim, Israel. 17/04/2011.

5902. Inscription from Mt. Gerizim in mixed script, Paleo-Hebrew and Aramaic. Stock Photo

RMGG1K5T–5902. Inscription from Mt. Gerizim in mixed script, Paleo-Hebrew and Aramaic.

Mt. Gerizim from Jacob's Well. 1898, West Bank Stock Photo

RMPR1WJY–Mt. Gerizim from Jacob's Well. 1898, West Bank

Samaritan chapel on Mt. Gerizim. 1898, West Bank Stock Photo

RF2B9JBXG–Samaritan chapel on Mt. Gerizim. 1898, West Bank

RM2A1FN4W–Mt. Gerizim

Mt. Gerizim from Jacob's Well LOC matpc.09063 Stock Photo

RMM76BYK–Mt. Gerizim from Jacob's Well LOC matpc.09063

The Samaritan Passover on Mt. Gerizim. Preparing the carcass. Stock Photo

RM2JP80PX–The Samaritan Passover on Mt. Gerizim. Preparing the carcass.

Middle East History: The Samaritan Passover on Mt. Gerizim. Preparing the carcass. Location: West Bank ca. 1900 Stock Photo

RM2HP80EG–Middle East History: The Samaritan Passover on Mt. Gerizim. Preparing the carcass. Location: West Bank ca. 1900

Hellenistic Mansion at Mt Gerizim National Park near Nablus Stock Photo

RF2AN9000–Hellenistic Mansion at Mt Gerizim National Park near Nablus

RMJA6BT1–Samaritans participate in a traditional ceremony celebrating the giving of the Torah on 'Shavuot festival', atop Mount Gerizim near the West Bank city of Nablus. Shavuot Festival, known as the Feast of Weeks and as Pentecost in ancient Greek, is a Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan. The Samaritan is a religious group that split from Judaism by the second century B.C.E. The Samaritans retained the Torah, the Five Books of Moses, as their Scripture. The Samaritan Bible refers to Mt. Gerizim, not Jerusalem, as the center of worship. (Photo by Yunjie Liao/ Pac