The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-04

dictate that Sanballat made repeated and
strenuous efforts to renew the former relations
OF the Samaritans with tho Jews. and that
there were many conspicuous men In Jeru-
salem. including both priests and prophets.
who favored such union Nehemiah however
would listen to no compromise and the nnu-
ence OF the Jews OF tho Desperation lin Baby
lona and Egypt supported him In his position
In their eyes. the Samaritans were hopelessiy
unclean. A. that influence became more
potent in Palestine. the possibilities Of union
diminished The expulsion from Jerusalem
Ivy Nehemiah Of Manasseh, the grandson OF
Eiiashid. the High Priest, because no would
not put away his wife. the daughter OF San
baliat. marks an advanced stage in the con-
troversy. When the Jewish community sol
EMMY accepted the new pricsty codo as it's
law. the hamarItans recognized that they were
forever excluded from the Jerusalem Temple.
toward which the Book OF deuteronomy d.
fecten them as the one sacred site wherc Jeho-
van coulu De rightly worshipped. lhelr con-
allloh was. IN some respects, Analogous 10
that when their ancestors had occupied
after their separation from the Judeahs. IN
o'I ID. =. inc precedent theh es'aplsheu
guided them now. The old sanctuaries at Dan
ana bethel had ueeh desccrateu' anu neither OF
them was easily accessible to the hamaritahs.
consequently they selected n site CLOSELY asso-
ciateu IN thelr traditions win the memory
OF thelr earliest ana most reNered ahces-
TORS, mount terrain. although not 'he plgh-
est Is one OF the Two most prominent peaks
IN the territory OF Samaria' lts situat'oh'
oNcrhnnging as u does the ancient northern
caPl'al Shechen. gave IL great Importance
fronhoEy since me earliest periou OF seihitic
settlement III canaan shcred SHRINE was 10 De
i"und GROWING the tertlle plateau on us east
l.
'hh people reared the lehpIe which oecnhe
'he centre oi thrir religious me- ana Whch
soon rlNalIed the older one Mt Jerusalem. Al.
uho"sh .no Original STRUCTURE was ues'foseu
~ '""" iiSrcaiius aoou' i"V d. % t,o 'n""ii
t'"S nave c"h,'hueu' eNeh uo"" W 'he PreeohI
ua'' 10 worship 1eho'ah On 'heif ho'y ihouh-
'"'''
1t is evident that Manasseh, the grandson OF
Fliashid. the High Priest. was by no means
the only one from tho ranks OF the Jerusalem
priests and Levites who offended against The
strict rriestly law which forbade marriages
will. foreigners. Ezra found many such Of
lenders Ezra. x. lS-23l. That they all con-
sented to put away their foreign wives is. on
priori grounds. improbable. and Josephus
confirms the conclusion. for no states that
many OF the priests and Levites OF Jerusa-
lem were entangled In such marriages They
all revolted to Manasseh. ana Sanballat gave
them money. and divided among them land to
cultivate. and provided them with habitatons."
The detection probably assumed larger pro-
portions than either Nehemiah or JoseIhus
was willing to admit. From one point of view
both the Jewish and Samaritan communities
may have been benefited by 1t. Delivered from
uucongenial and opposing elements the Jews
OF JudRa were free TO devote all their energies
to living in accord with the new priestly law
which had been coditied since their return
from exile. Among tn" SRmaritans. also. a
new religious zeal was aroused ny "muation
OF their sou hern rivals. and by the building If
the Temnlc on Mount l!Grizm. Although on
certain POINTS and on personal grounds, at
'"'''I,' VIII" 'he "ont P"fty III 'eru'"-
''"'' Ni"''"S7eh "n" nus 'e"o" A'cvNS'"h'S's
S''''' ~ nave c""s ~ INC sP'r'' VI rot"'h "hh
10 nave oerh us ardent champions OF me revised
JEWISH coue as were Nehem'ah an" Ezra me
result wac 'hat '''' o"'ii"titais' ihste"u o' re-
Ner''ne 10 nralhthiaHl' auoP'"h "s their law 'he
cohpteteu oc"'sh c"ae' Pra''lca'Iy IN III" iorll
III "h'ch we nave II presented 'o-uay III 'ht
ieh!"'e"cn' l HE, 'oEeth'r VIII an abbreviated
e"'tloh OF me po"k "i Joshua, mas continued
"'''i 'n' present 'ln' 10 ne 'he shcreh Horip-
lures u 'ho 'a"iar'tahs' 10 INC historian IL
IL matter ior regret that we ar" acquainted