Jacob's well (πηγη του Ιακωβ). "A spring of Jacob" (here and verse 14), but φρεαρ (well, pit, cistern) in verses 11,12. It is real…

Jacob's well. This is not mentioned in the Old Testament. It was called Jacob's well, probably, either because it was handed down…

Jacob’s well is one of the few spots about whose position all travellers agree. Jesus, passing from south to west, would pass up the valley …

When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John (though Jesus himself baptized n…

Glossa Ordinaria: After relating how John checked the envy of his disciples regarding the success of Christ’s teaching, the Ev…

The well of Jacob lies at the foot of Mount Gerizim, the center of Samaritan worship. The “sixth hour” would probably have been about noon, reckoni…

Now Jacob's well was there
So called, either because it was dug by him; or because he and his family made use of it,…

There was great hatred between the Samaritans and the Jews. Christ's road from Judea to Galilee lay through Samaria. We should not go into places o…

1. Having set forth the teaching of Christ on spiritual regeneration and shown that Christ had given this grace to the Jews, the Evangelist …