Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Elazar ben Tsedaka ben Yitzhaq

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The result was Keep; notability established. While not necessarily passing WP:CLERGY (the remaining Samaritans are a rather small group afterall), the office's history is relevant and the existence of multiple, independent sources sufficient to pass WP:GNG are enough. It might do to revisit WP:CLERGY with an eyes towards revision that avoids recentism; evaluating the notability of a position based only on its current form ignores history. Regardless, WP:GNG holds and is upheld here. Non-admin closure per WP:NAC #1. --Hammersoft (talk) 19:02, 27 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Elazar ben Tsedaka ben Yitzhaq[edit]

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Fails WP:NBIO, as tagged since October 2016. GeoffreyT2000 (talk, contribs) 17:16, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose That does not necessarily clinch the argument. I would argue that the office of Samaritan High Priest is inherently notable, or at least holders in recent years are. It is the oldest office still in existence in the world. PatGallacher (talk) 17:32, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- I think it would be in keeping with WP:CLERGY to regard him as notable. The long-term historic significance of the Samaritans means that their importance cannot just be based on absolute numbers. PatGallacher (talk) 17:50, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Passes WP:CLERGY.AlessandroTiandelli333 (talk) 18:45, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per PatGallacher's reasoning. A few more potential references: [1][2][3][4] --Arxiloxos (talk) 19:06, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Religion-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 15:42, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Israel-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 15:42, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Head of a significant religious group. -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:43, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per WP:CLERGY. Head of a historically significant religious group. Arthistorian1977 (talk) 15:14, 25 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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