John 4:5

God's Word

He arrived at a city in Samaria called Sychar. Sychar was near the piece of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

Cross References

Joshua 24:32

Joseph’s bones, which the people of Israel had brought from Egypt, were buried at Shechem. They were placed in the plot of ground Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem, for 100 pieces of silver. The plot was inherited by Joseph’s descendants.

Genesis 33:19

Then he bought the piece of land on which he had put up his tents. He bought it from the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem, for 100 pieces of silver.

Genesis 48:22

I’m giving you one more mountain ridge than your brothers. I took it from the Amorites with my own sword and bow.”

John 4:12

You’re not more important than our ancestor Jacob, are you? He gave us this well. He and his sons and his animals drank water from it.”

1 Kings 13:32

The things that he announced by a command of the Lord against the altar in Bethel and all the illegal worship sites in the cities of Samaria will happen.”

Luke 9:52

He sent messengers ahead of him. They went into a Samaritan village to arrange a place for him to stay.

John 4:6

Jacob’s Well was there. Jesus sat down by the well because he was tired from traveling. The time was about noon.

John 4:8

(His disciples had gone into the city to buy some food.)

John 4:39

Many Samaritans in that city believed in Jesus because of the woman who said, “He told me everything I’ve ever done.”