Samaritan Passover Sacrifice Site

For over 2000 years the Samaritan Passover have been observed on Mt. Gerizim. Excavations have revealed that the Samaritan temple was constructed around 425 BC and destroyed some 200 years later. The Samaritans continued to offer sacrifices here, se for example John 4:20, and do so to this day.

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Samaritan Passover Sacrifice Site

Type: Sacrificial site
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Mentioned in GT: 0 times
Mentioned in NT: 1 times
Position: 32.202805, 35.270725
Height above sea level: 595m
Web: bibleplaces.com/samaritan-passover.htm

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References (1)

Mentioned in total 1 times in the Bible:
John 4:20

Identification

10/10. fully confirmed, archaeological findings and tradition confirm the identification of this place.

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