“Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.”
So he came to a town called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph — Sychar is likely identified with modern Askar, near Jacob's Well. The reference to Jacob and Joseph establishes the patriarchal history of the land and previews the Gospel's replacement theology: just as Jacob's well once satisfied thirst, Jesus will offer living water. The well connects to Genesis 29 and the covenant history of Israel.
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