The gentiles were any people that were not Israelites. So anyone that was not from the nation of Israel was considered a gentile. The Samaritans on the other hand were a people resulting from the intermixing of Israelites and Canaanites. During the Assyrian captivity some of the Israelites were left in the region of Samaria (the former capital of Israel). There were not a sufficient number of Israelites to remain separate and perpetuate the people so they intermarried with the native people of Canaan. This intermarriage was not allowed by Jewish law. Since the Samaritans had intermarried the Jewish people rejected them as Israelites. This lead the Samaritans to set up a temple of their own on Mt Gerazim. This caused an additional reason for the reject of the Samaritans by the Jewish people (who claimed that all must worship at the temple in Jerusalem).
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Gentiles are anyone who is not Jewish.Samaritans are an ethnic group of Jewish descent with a complex history. See the Web Link to the left for more details.
Jewish, some being Samaritans and Hellenists. This was soon followed by Greeks (or Gentiles). This is recorded in the book of Acts in the New Testament.
Jesus mostly met with Jews, and on rare occasions with Samaritans. Paul went primarily to the Gentiles.
Samaritans are accepted by the State of Israel (i.e. they can enter and leave, have freedom and movement, and can apply for citizenship), but Samaritans are not accepted as Jews. Samaritans, during the times of Jewish presence in what is now called Israel and Palestine, were not Jews and did not observe Jewish rituals. They were co-inhabitants. (This is similar to how whites and blacks are co-inhabitants of the United States. They both come from the same cities and towns, but are not the same race.)
Jews and Gentiles Jesus was born a Jew but because of His death on the cross, Jews and Gentiles were both given the same opportunity to enjoy Paradise.
Samaritans
The Jews hated the Samaritans because the Samaritans were Jews that intermarried with Gentiles. They considered them not equal and a lower caste.
The motto of Samaritans of Singapore is 'To be an available lifeline to anyone in crisis.'.
; ; * These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Matthew 10:5-6
Generally speaking gentiles are people that are not Jewish. However that is with the exception of some Jews that are also Christians. Normally, in the New Testament at least, the contrast is made between Jews (God's chosen people) and Gentiles (Non-Jews). Most Christians are in fact Gentiles at the same time, so the two groups are not exclusive. The same would apply to Jewish Christians. Of course it must not be forgotten that many Gentiles are also not Christian and so there would be a difference in terms of them accepting or not accepting Jesus Christ.
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There are 751 modern day Samaritans. They live mostly in Tel Aviv and surrounding areas and they speak Hebrew and Arabic. The Samaritans prefer the term Isrealites to describe themselves.