Aabed-El_ben_Asher_ben_Matzliach

Aabed-El ben Asher ben Matzliach

Aabed-El ben Asher ben Matzliach

133rd Samaritan High Priest (2013–present)

Aabed-El ben Asher ben Matzliach (Samaritan Hebrew: ࠏࠢࠁࠝࠃࠀࠢࠋ ࠁࠣࠍ ࠀࠟࠔࠝࠓ ࠁࠣࠍ ࠌࠣࠑࠋࠪࠉࠇࠣ‎ ʾĀbədʾēl ban ʾĀ̊šər ban Maṣlīyaʾ; born 1935 in Nablus) is the current Samaritan High Priest. He assumed office on April 19, 2013. According to Samaritan tradition, he is the 133rd high priest since Aaron and in accordance with Samaritan custom, upon his death, the office automatically transfers to the oldest surviving descendant of Ithamar. Aabed-El is married and has two sons and two daughters.[1][2]

High Priest Aabed-El ben Asher ben Matzliach

A successful business man,[2] Aabed-El is the grandson of Matzliach ben Phinhas ben Yitzhaq ben Shalma, who was Samaritan high priest from 1933 to 1943.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "High Priests of the Israelite Samaritans from 1624 CE to the Present Day". Israelite Samaritan Information Institute. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. [2]
    "The Samaritan Update" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-09-30.
  3. [3]
    Tsedaka |, Benyamim (2013-05-21). "Aabed-El ben High Priest Aasher, ben High Priest Matzliach". Israelite Samaritan Information Institute. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
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