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Delos (Samaritan "Israelites" inscriptions)
Delos, Greece · Wider Abrahamic world
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Attested. The inscriptions are primary evidence (Bruneau 1982). Whether the building GD80 was a Samaritan or a Jewish synagogue is disputed.
This photograph shows the modern city, or the Wikipedia lead subject, rather than the ancient site itself.
Two Greek inscriptions found near the Delos synagogue building honour benefactors on behalf of 'the Israelites who make offerings to holy Argarizein (Gerizim)'. They are the earliest evidence of a Samaritan diaspora community in the Aegean.
Source stance: insider.
People and groups named here
- Sarapion son of Jason (benefactor)
- Menippos (benefactor)
Sources
- Samaritans (Wikipedia, context article)
Wikipedia contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0). Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Delos Synagogue (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0). Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Sarapieion C at Delos (Pleiades place 732220284)
Pleiades Gazetteer (CC BY 3.0). Accessed 2026-11-11.
Further reading
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