Israel and its capital Samaria were sacked a century and a half before Judah fell, but the people of ancient Israel persisted on - some by moving to Judah, others by preserving their culture in captivity, much as the people of Judah would a few centuries on.
This displaced population would come to be known as Samarians or Samaritans. Readers of the New Testament will know them as the people of the woman at the well in the Gospel of John.
Just six hundred of these people survive today. But you can find out all about them at this website:
The Samaritans
Thursday, February 9, 2006
Israel's other indigenous people
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