Atlas Biblica

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    Sychar

    Συχάρ

    Sychar, a Samaritan city near Jacob's well, where Jesus spoke with a Samaritan woman (Jhn.4.5).

    Where the story of Sychar happensWhere the gazetteer locates Sychar, framed to them: Sychar. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Sychar
    Where the gazetteer locates Sychar
    verses
    1
    first named
    John 4:5
    last named
    John 4:6
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    32.22°N · 35.29°E
    settlement32.22°N · 35.29°E

    Askar (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Sychar in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Sychar is mentioned in Jhn.4.5 as a Samaritan city near the plot of ground that Israel (or 'Jacob') had given to his son Joseph. It was located close to Jacob's well, where Jesus, tired from his journey, sat down and engaged in a conversation with a Samaritan woman (Jhn.4.6-26). This encounter led to many Samaritans from the city believing in Jesus as the Christ (Jhn.4.39-42). The exact location of Sychar is debated, but it is often identified with the modern village of Askar, situated about half a mile northeast of Jacob's well.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — one, across 1 book.

    1. John1 verse

      4:5

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    Where this page goes

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    What happened here

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