what does a samaraitan means
2006-12-21 09:02:49 · 9 answers · asked by costello 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
When people say a "good Samaritan" they are saying that person is a good unselfish person with compassion who helps others in their times of need. This is in reference to the Bible where Jesus tells a parable to some Jews about a Jewish man who was beaten and robbed and left for dead by the side of a road. The man was ignored by a priest and a Levite but a Samaritan (people from Samaria who were despised by Jews) stopped and took care of the man.
2006-12-21 09:07:11 · answer #1 · answered by Ray H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Samaritan is someone from Samaria. Because of the story of the good Samaritan in the Bible, it has come to mean one who is compassionate and helpful to a person in distress.
2006-12-21 09:08:42 · answer #2 · answered by kaymay09 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Samaritan was a person who lived in Samaria. Nowadays "Good Samaritan" is someone who does a good turn for nothing in return. See the source below for the typical story associated with this:
2006-12-21 09:12:27 · answer #3 · answered by Bubba 2010 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Samaritans (Hebrew: ש××ר×× ××) (Known in the Talmud as Kuthim) are an ethnic group of the Levant. Ethnically, they are descended from a group of inhabitants that have connections to ancient Samaria from the beginning of the Babylonian Exile up to the beginning of the Christian era. Religiously, they are the adherents to Samaritanism, a religion based on the Torah. Samaritans claim that their worship (as opposed to mainstream Judaism) is the true religion of the ancient Israelites, predating the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.
2006-12-21 09:07:46 · answer #4 · answered by jit bag 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Definitions of samaritan
a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times
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Samaritans are both a religious and an ethnic group. Ethnically, they are descended from a group of inhabitants that may have connections to ancient Samaria from the beginning of the Babylonian Exile up to the beginning of the Christian era. Religiously, they are the adherents of Samaritanism, a religion based on the Torah. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaritan
Inhabitant of Samaria, originally was a group of foreigners sent by the King of Assyria to inhabit the land of Israel, despised by the Jews.
www.godonthe.net/dictionary/s.html
2006-12-21 09:19:27 · answer #5 · answered by ????? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A samaritan is a person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times of trouble, taken from Jesus' parable of the good samaritan.
2006-12-21 09:06:38 · answer #6 · answered by geo1944 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
A samaritan is someone from Samaria. It's a biblical reference.
Read about it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Samaritan
2006-12-21 09:05:11 · answer #7 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A Samiritan is someone from Samaria. Thay are generally mean in (like in the bible and stuff)
2006-12-21 09:05:41 · answer #8 · answered by Emma S. 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
mom knows.
2006-12-21 09:05:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋