Aabed-El ben Asher ben Matzliach (Samaritan Hebrew: ࠏࠢࠁࠝࠃࠀࠢࠋ ࠁࠣࠍ ࠀࠟࠔࠝࠓ ࠁࠣࠍ ࠌࠣࠑࠋࠪࠉࠇࠣ ʾĀbədʾēl ban ʾĀ̊šər ban Maṣlīyaʾ), also known as Abdullah Wassef Tawfiq,[1] born in 1935 in Nablus, is the current Samaritan High Priest. He assumed office on 19 April 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.[2][3]
Prior to becoming the High Priest, Aabed-El ran a company that produces Tahini on Mount Gerizim, named "Har Bracha Tahini".[4]
High Priest Aabed-El is the grandson of Matzliach ben Phinhas ben Yitzhaq ben Shalma, who was Samaritan high priest from 1933 to 1943.[4]
- ^ https://www.timesofisrael.com/inside-the-samaritan-high-priests-fruity-sukkah-literally/amp/ The Times of Israel
- ^ "High Priests of the Israelite Samaritans from 1624 CE to the Present Day". Israelite Samaritan Information Institute. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "The Samaritan Update" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-09-30.
- ^ a b Tsedaka, Benyamim. "Aabed-El ben High Priest Aasher, ben High Priest Matzliach – Israelite Samaritan Information Institute". Retrieved 2024-10-18.