Place
Sychar
A city in Samaria near Jacob's well where Jesus spoke with the Samaritan woman and many residents came to faith in him.
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Sychar is a city in mentioned only in John 4:5 as the place near 's well where rested on his journey through Samaria and spoke with a woman. The narrative records the longest individual conversation Jesus has with any person in the Gospels, covering living water, worship, and his identity as the Messiah. Many Samaritans from Sychar came to believe in him as a result of the woman's testimony and their own encounter with him over two days. The text notes that the parcel of land near Sychar was given by Jacob to his son Joseph, linking the site to the patriarchal inheritance.
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Modern location: Askar. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.
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