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What and Who Is Devil By Mandlenkosi Masango

The word for "devil" in Greek means Slanderer-accuser.

The Aramic word is "akelqarsa", it was taken from the root word which means "to ridicule". The Jews ridiculed the words of Jesus.

Take a look here: John 8:48 “See! We were right all along!” some of the Jewish leaders shouted. “You’re nothing but a demon-possessed Samaritan!”

They Slanderer-accused Jesus ridiculously of being a demon-possessed Samaritan; But Jesus answered them:

John 8:49 Jesus replied, “It is not a demon that would cause me to honor my Father. I live my life for his honor, even though you insult me for it (Aramic: Even though you accuse me).

It's clear that the Jews did not take Samaritans serious. There was apartheid among Israelites.

The Jews despised their northern neighbors, the Samaritans for their ancestors had come from Assyria and occupied Israel's land. The three major groups in Israel at that time Jews (from Judea), Galileans, and Samaritans. The Jerusalem Jews saw themselves as superior and more faithful to the God of the Hebrews than their northern neighbors. Jesus was a Galilean having come from Nazareth. Nazareth was part of the northern region even though it was not in Samaria, it was looked down upon by the Jews in Jerusalem.