The Samaritans lived in what has been thought as the Northern Kingdom of Israel.The kingdoms capital was called Samaria, and was placed between Galilee to the north and Judea to the south.

They affirmed only the first five books of the Bible as canonical, considered their temple as Mount Gerizim rather than Mount Zion in Jerusalem (John 4:20). 

The Samaritans were ethnically intermingled with northern Israel. They had somewhat a basic bible understanding with the five books of Moses and oral teachings that followed by interpretation and by walk it out.

Conclusions that can be made from the first five books;

> And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed
> and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his
> heel. (Genesis 3:15)

 - The power of the serpent will be crushed. (Gen 3:15)
 - Hope will come through the child of a woman. (Gen 3:15)

> And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because
> thou hast obeyed my voice. (Gen 22:18)

 - Salvation will come through Abraham. (Gen 22:18)