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  2. 1 day ago · The story of the woman at the well is one of the most iconic encounters in the Bible. Told in John 4:1-42 , it depicts how Jesus, traveling through Samaria on the way to Galilee, sat down at a well in the town of Sychar.

  3. Nov 7, 2020 · During his encounter with the woman at the well, Jesus broke three Jewish customs. First, he spoke to her despite the fact that she was a woman. Second, she was a Samaritan woman, and the Jews traditionally despised Samaritans. For centuries Jews and Samaritans had rejected each other.

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  4. The Samaritan woman whom Jesus meets at Jacobs Well gleans much from her long conversation with Jesus. When she discovers his identity as the Messiah she leaves her water jar, much like the disciples left their nets, and becomes an effective evangelist to her community.

  5. Oct 5, 2023 · In John 4:442 we read about Jesus’ conversation with a lone Samaritan woman who had come to get water from a well (known as Jacob’s well) located about a half mile from the city of Sychar in Samaria. This was an extraordinary woman.

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    • Jesus alone is the Living Water that fills our void. Just as the Samaritan woman was looking to men to satisfy her soul, we also look to things outside of Christ to give our hearts meaning and purpose (John 4:14).
    • Jesus is not fazed by our sin. The woman perceived Jesus as a prophet because He gently called out her sin and “told me everything I ever did” (John 4:29).
    • Jesus is our Savior-King. Just as the Samaritan woman did not fully understand who Jesus was at first, we also need Jesus to open our eyes to the reality of who He is (Psalm 146:8, Ephesians 4:18).
    • Our life should overflow into the exaltation of the Messiah. When Jesus is our Messiah, He becomes the Lord of our life. We are called to daily take up our cross and follow Him (Matthew 16:24-26).
  6. Jesus meets a Samaritan woman at the well of Sychar. He speaks of living water that brings eternal life, speaks of the woman's history with men, and reveals himself as the Christ.

  7. Oct 25, 2019 · To understand the significance of Jesus’s conversation with the Samaritan woman, we should know a little background. Samaritans were of a mixed ethnicity and religion—they were not Jews, but they practiced elements of Judaism and worshiped Yahweh alongside other gods.

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