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 again to  Galilee. On His  way  He  came  to  a town  called  Sichar , where there  was  a well  dug  by  the  patriarch  Jacob  (Fig.  70). Jesus, being  weary  from  the  journey,  sat  down  by  the  well,  whilst His disciples  went  into  the  city  to  buy  provisions.



But, behold,  a Samaritan  woman  came  to  the  well  to  draw water. Jesus said  to  her:  “Give  me  to  drink.”  The  woman,  surprised, asked  Him: “How  dost  Thou,  being  a Jew,  ask  of  me  to drink,  who  am  a Samaritan  woman!”