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Sychar

Town · today Askar

Location likely Askar: about 50 km (30 miles) north of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

Askar Likely
Tell Balatah Possible

Sychar in the Bible Dictionary · The Ministry of Jesus

Named in 1 Verse

John 4:5 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.

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