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.
Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, called Sychar - the "Shechem" of the Old Testament, about 34 miles north of Jerusalem. From the Romans it got the name of "Neapolis," and is now called "Nablous." But see the note at John 4:20. In "coming to" this town, however, He came only to its neighbourhood, remaining in the first instance, at Jacob's well.
Near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. This fact, though not expressly stated in the Old Testament, was inferred by the Jews from Genesis 33:19; Genesis 48:22 (according to the Septuagint translation); Joshua 24:32.