Where did the Samaritans originate?
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A simple web search or glance through an encyclopedia will tell that Samaritans came from the ancient city Samaria, located in an area which was called Canaan until Christians and Muslims began calling it...Palestine.

So I guess the simplest answer to your question would be: Samaritans were from Palestine.

FYI -

  • King Omri built Samaria in about 800 B.C. and made it the capital of the kingdom of Israel.

  • In 331 B.C., the city fell to Alexander the Great.

  • Saint John the Baptist is allegedly buried in Samaria.

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