Jewish Encyclopedia: Alphabet, The Hebrew: Samaritan Alphabet 6 Haziran 2011 tarihinde Wayback Machine sitesinde arşivlendi.: "While the Jews adopted the Aramaic alphabet, gradually abandoning their own, the Samaritans held fast to the original forms, in order to show themselves the veritable heirs of ancient Hebraism. ... It is the same character used in all the Samaritan books of to-day, and remains the only offshoot of the old Hebrew script extant, while the modern Hebrew Alphabet is of Aramaic origin."
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Jewish Encyclopedia: Alphabet, The Hebrew: Samaritan Alphabet 6 Haziran 2011 tarihinde Wayback Machine sitesinde arşivlendi.: "While the Jews adopted the Aramaic alphabet, gradually abandoning their own, the Samaritans held fast to the original forms, in order to show themselves the veritable heirs of ancient Hebraism. ... It is the same character used in all the Samaritan books of to-day, and remains the only offshoot of the old Hebrew script extant, while the modern Hebrew Alphabet is of Aramaic origin."