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To: Conservat1

Wouldn’t Jacob’s Well be a pre-Christian (Israelite/Samaritan) site? Or do only Christians identify that particular well with Jacob’s Well?


9 posted on 01/19/2024 1:59:12 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus

It’s on the grounds of an Eastern Orthodox church and monastery. It probably does date to the pre-Christian Era. The area is under control of the Palestinian Authority.


10 posted on 01/19/2024 2:05:42 PM PST by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: Verginius Rufus

Wells have always been prescious in that part of the world. Jacob’s Well is pre-Christian, but it is also held by tradition to be the site of the encounter of Jesus and the Samaritan woman.


16 posted on 01/19/2024 3:58:20 PM PST by Parity
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