"He left

Judaea, and

departed

again into

Galilee.

And he must

needs go

through

Samaria.

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. Now Jacob's well was there.

Jesus therefore, being wearied with his

journey, sat thus on the well: and it was

about the sixth hour.

There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw

water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to

drink. (For his disciples were gone away

unto the city to buy meat.)

Then saith the woman of Samaria unto

him, How is it that thou, being a Jew,

askest drink of me, which am a woman

of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings

with the Samaritans." John 4:3-9

At this time, most Jews were not taking

the way through Samaria because of the

bad relationship the Jews and with the

Samaritans.

They were of mixed blood, part Isrealite

and part heathen.

Their religion was a mixture of Judaism

and heathenism.