Samaritans Today

As of January 1, 2012, there are still 705 Samaritans living in Israel. Samaritans are not Jews (mainnly descendents of "Jew-dah") but they descend from other tribes of Israel that have intermarried with other nations.

Amazingly, till today they have been preserved as a remnant in the land of Israel.

Here they are, worshiping on Mount Gerazim

During his lifetime Jesus had a lot of interaction with Samaritans. He was definitely and distinctly a Jew, and came for the Jewish people, but I believe that  He also had a great heart and love for the Samaritans. We ought to pray for the Samaritan people today! When we read John 4, Luke 17, may we receive the heart of Yeshua for the Shomerim who also call upon the name of YHWH.