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John 4:5
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so he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar near the property that Jacob had given his son Joseph.
Then commeth he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, neere to the parcell of ground that Iacob gaue to his sonne Ioseph.
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 of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
So He came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the parcel of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph;
In Samaria Jesus came to the town called Sychar, which is near the field Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
So He arrived at a Samaritan town called Sychar, near the tract of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph;
So He came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph;
So He *came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph;
So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
and on his way he came to the town of Sychar. It was near the field that Jacob had long ago given to his son Joseph.
He came to a town in Shomron called Sh'khem, near the field Ya‘akov had given to his son Yosef.
He comes therefore to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near to the land which Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
In Samaria Jesus came to the town called Sychar, which is near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
Then came hee to a citie of Samaria called Sychar, neere vnto the possession that Iacob gaue to his sonne Ioseph.
Then he came to a Samaritan city, called Sychar, near the field which Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
In Samaria he came to a town named Sychar, which was not far from the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
Now he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the piece of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
And He came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the piece of land Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
So he cometh to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph:
So he came to a town of Samaria which was named Sychar, near to the bit of land which Jacob gave to his son Joseph:
So he came to a city of Shomron, called Shekhem, near the parcel of ground that Ya`akov gave to his son, Yosef.
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and he came to a city of the Shomroyee which is called Shokar, nigh to the field which Jakub gave unto Jauseph his son.
And he came to a city of the Samaritans called Sychar, near the field which Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
Then came he to a citie of Samaria, which is called Sichar, besydes the possession that Iacob gaue to his sonne Ioseph.
So he cometh to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph:
So he came to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son, Joseph.
called Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
and so He came to Sychar, a town in Samaria near the piece of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
Therfor Jhesus cam in to a citee of Samarie, that is seid Sicar, bisidis the place, that Jacob yaf to Joseph, his sone.
So he comes to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph:
Then he cometh to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground, that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
Now he came to a Samaritan town called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
So He came to a town in Samaria called Sycar. It was near the piece of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
He cometh, therefore, unto a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the parcel of ground which Jacob gave unto Joseph his son.
He cometh therefore to a city of Samaria, which is called Sichar, near the land which Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
So he came to a city of Samar'ia, called Sy'char, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
Then came he to a cyte of Samaria called Sichar besydes the possession that Iacob gave to his sonne Ioseph.
He cometh, therefore, to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the place that Jacob gave to Joseph his son;
Then came he in to a cite of Samaria, called Sichar, nye vnto ye pece of lode, yt Iacob gaue vnto Ioseph his sonne.
he came to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the piece of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
came to a town called Sychar. It was right by a ranchito that Jacob had given his son Joseph.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the parcel: Genesis 33:19, Genesis 48:22, Joshua 24:32
Reciprocal: Genesis 12:6 - Sichem Genesis 33:18 - Shalem 1 Kings 13:32 - in the cities 1 Kings 16:24 - the name of the city Matthew 10:5 - of the Samaritans
Cross-References
But the Lord said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground!
Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has swallowed your brother's blood.
And Jacob began to notice a change in Laban's attitude toward him.
He said to them, "I have noticed that your father's attitude toward me has changed. But the God of my father has been with me.
Then Moses became very angry and said to the Lord , "Do not accept their grain offerings! I have not taken so much as a donkey from them, and I have never hurt a single one of them."
Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.
May he remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Interlude
Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others?'
But when some of the Jews saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued against whatever he said.
It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did. Abel's offering gave evidence that he was a righteous man, and God showed his approval of his gifts. Although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us by his example of faith.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar,.... Now called Neapolis d; the same with "Sichem", or "Shechem", as appears from its situation,
near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph; see
Genesis 33:18; and is either the same, only its termination is changed from "em" into "ar", as Achan into Achar, 1 Chronicles 2:7. Or it is a new name that was given it, and by which it went in the time of Christ; and might be so called, either from
סוכר, "Socher", which signifies a grave; because here, Joseph and the rest of the patriarchs were buried, Joshua 24:32. Or rather, it was a name of reproach, and so called, from שכר, "drunken"; since the Ephraimites, the posterity of Joseph, which dwelt in these parts, were infamous for the sin of drunkenness; see
Isaiah 28:1. Hence "Sychar Sichem", is "drunken Sichem"; mention is made in the Talmud e, of a place called סיכרא, "Sichra". The "parcel of ground", or of a "field", as in Genesis 33:19, is in the Persic version, called "a vineyard"; and so Nonnus renders it, "a field planted with vines"; and which may serve to confirm the above conjecture, concerning "Sychar" being a nickname.
d Hieron. Epitaph. Paulae, Tom. I. fol. 59. & R. Benjamin Itin. p. 38. e T. Bab. Bava Metzia, foi. 42. 1. & 83. 1. & Cholin, fol. 94.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Sychar - This city stood about eight miles southeast of the city called Samaria, between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim. It was one of the oldest cities of Palestine, and was formerly known by the name of “Shechem,” or Sichem, Genesis 33:18; Genesis 12:6. The city was in the tribe of Ephraim, Joshua 21:21. It was at this place that Joshua assembled the people before his death, and here they renewed their covenant with the Lord, Joshua 24:0. After the death of Gideon it became a place of idolatrous worship, the people worshipping Baal-berith, Judges 9:46. It was destroyed by Abimelech, who beat down the city and sowed it with salt, Judges 9:45. It was afterward rebuilt, and became the residence of Jeroboam, the King of Israel, 1 Kings 12:25. It was called by the Romans “Flavia Neapolis,” and this has been corrupted by the Arabs into “Nablus,” its present name. It is still a considerable place, and its site is remarkably pleasant and productive.
The parcel of ground - The piece of ground; or the land, etc.
That Jacob gave ... - Jacob bought one piece of ground near to Shalem, a city of Shechem, of the children of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for an hundred pieces of silver, Genesis 33:19. In this place the bones of Joseph were buried when they were brought up from Egypt, Joshua 24:32. He also gave to Joseph an additional piece of ground which he took from the hand of the Amorite by his own valor, “with his sword and his bow,” as a portion above that which was given to his brethren, Genesis 48:22. Possibly these pieces of ground lay near together, and were a part of the homestead of Jacob. The well was near to this. There is now, E. Smith mentioned to me in conversation, a place near this well called Shalem.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse John 4:5. A city - called Sychar — This city was anciently called Shechem. It seems to have been situated at the foot of Mount Gerizim, in the province of Samaria, on which the temple of the Samaritans was built. After the ruin of Samaria by Salmanezer, Sychar, or Shechem, became the capital of the Samaritans; and it continued so, according to Josephus, Ant. l. xi. c. 8, in the time of Alexander the Great. It was about ten miles from Shiloh, forty from Jerusalem, and fifty-two from Jericho. It probably got the name of Sychar, which signifies drunken, from the drunkenness of its inhabitants. With this crime the Prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 28:1, Isaiah 28:3, Isaiah 28:7-8) solemnly charges the Ephraimites, within whose limits the city stood. This place is remarkable in the Scriptures:
1. As being that where Abram first stopped on his coming from Haran to Canaan.
2. Where God first appeared to that patriarch, and promised to give the land to his seed.
3. The place where Abram first built an altar to the Lord, and called upon his name, Genesis 12:7.
The present name of this city is Neapolis, or Naplouse. See Calmet.
That Jacob gave to his son Joseph. — Jacob had bought this field from the children of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for a hundred pieces of silver, or lambs, Genesis 33:19; and in it he built an altar, which he dedicated to El Elohey Yishrael, the strong God, the covenant God of Israel, Genesis 33:20. This, Jacob left as a private or overplus inheritance to Joseph and his children. See Genesis 48:21-22, and Joshua 24:32.
