Amy and I dove into the history and Old Testament references for the town of Samaria where Jesus confronts the woman at Jacob's Well.  We hope you enjoy watching and we pray that God reveals himself to you as you read and study the scriptures in John 4!

Here are some extra references and historical claims:

Genesis 33:18-20

1 Kings 16:23-28

Many scholars identify Sychar, the town named in John 4, with Shechem, an ancient fortified city in central Israel, and the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel.

Archaeological evidence shows that a temple was built on Mount Gerizim around 450 B.C. and then destroyed (110 B.C by order of the king of Judah and executed by the Maccabees, or those of Judah; the Jews at that time).