Sychar
Sychar, a Samaritan city near Jacob's well, where Jesus spoke with a Samaritan woman.
The name Sychar means “end”
PlaceNew Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
Location
- Identified as
- Askar
- Certainty
- Likely (62% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 32.218° N, 35.289° E
Events
Dates are approximate
- The Samaritan Womanc. AD 27
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- ΣυχάρSychar
Mentions
- So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.