Sacred Atlas

Canonical Place Record

Sychar

Jesus speaks with the Samaritan woman about living water and worship. See Scripture references, modern location, confidence level, and source attribution from Sacred Atlas.

Modern locationSamaria, Palestinian Territories / West Bank
ConfidenceMedium
Scripture refs2

Medium confidence

Modern identification

Nablus / Balata area - Samaria, Palestinian Territories / West Bank

Coordinates32.2178, 35.2890
Kindsettlement
Claims7
Sources3

Scripture anchors

John 4:5-42John 4:5

Why this place is in the atlas

Jesus speaks with the Samaritan woman about living water and worship.

Claim ledger

names[0].value Sychar Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
summary.en Jesus speaks with the Samaritan woman about living water and worship. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
foreignKeys[0] ancientId: a27b472, urlSlug: sychar, friendlyId: Sychar OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium
identifications[0].coordinates latitude: 32.21776, longitude: 35.28897, precision: approximate OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium
identifications[0].modernRegion Samaria Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium
scriptureReferences John 4:5-42, John 4:5 King James Version 1769 - Public-Domain - High
temporalScopes c. AD 28-30: Samaritan witness in John 4 Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium