Aabed-El ben Asher ben Matzliach ( Samaritan Hebrew: ''ʾĀbədʾēl ban ʾĀ̊šər ban Maṣlīyaʾ''; born 1935 in Nablus, is the current

Samaritan High Priest The Samaritan High Priest is the high priest (''kohen gadol'') of the remaining Samaritan community in the Levant. According to Samaritan tradition, the office has existed continuously since the time of Aaron, the brother of Moses, and has been ...

. 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 In the Torah, Ithamar () was the fourth (and the youngest) son of Aaron the High Priest."Ithamar", '' Encyclopaedia Biblica'' Following the construction of the Tabernacle, he was responsible for recording an inventory to ensure that the constructed ...

. Aabed-El is married and has two sons and two daughters. A successful business man, Aabed-El is the grandson of Matzliach ben Phinhas ben Yitzhaq ben Shalma, who was Samaritan high priest from 1933 to 1943.

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Living people 1935 births Samaritan high priests People from Nablus Samaritans {{Reli-bio-stub