Lord Jesus, thank you for caring enough to find us when we were far from you. Politically Galilee had been under separate administration from Judea during almost all its history since the tenth century B.C. It was about the sixth hour. He loves the people the world loves to hate. Josephus spoke of this as the customary way of the Galileans going up during the feasts at Jerusalem (Ant. Dismiss Visit .. The easiest and quickest way to get to Galilee from Judea was to go due north right through Samaria. Samaria (currently known as part of the West Bank) was a region between Judea and Galilee, a place most Jews journeyed around, not through. The southern edge of the Plain of Esdraelon and the lands of Scythopolis, the city of the Decapolis West of the Jordan, formed the northern boundary. The answer is, he didn’t. Judea is a province or region, as Samaria is a region. PASSAGE THROUGH SAMARIA ILL. REV. Why? 4 And He had to pass through Samaria. Jewish men did not speak to women in public. From Judea to Galilee: The Road through Samaria John’s gospel recounts the journey that Jesus took as he traveled from Judea to Galilee. The boundaries are given in general terms by Josephus (BJ, III, iii, 1, 4, 5). Now it must be noted that the Jews avoided Samaria and saw the Samaritans as outcasts who were not to be trusted. Samaria (/ s ə ˈ m ɛər i ə /; Hebrew: שומרון ‎, Standard Šoməron, Tiberian Šōmərôn; Arabic: السامرة ‎, as-Sāmirah – also known as Jibāl Nāblus, "Nablus Mountains") is a historical and biblical name used for the central region of the ancient Land of Israel, also part of Palestine, bordered by Galilee to the north and Judaea to the south. 3 So he left Judea and returned to Galilee. A. LORNE MACKAY, 33° Past Active and Past Gr. May 14, 2009. 3 He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee. It’s a little different over there and difference can be so quickly disparaged. He had to pass through Samaria.

Includes roads traveled. Scripture: John 4:1-6 (Click link for scripture in Bible Gateway) 1 Jesus knew the Pharisees had heard that he was baptizing and making more disciples than John 2 (though Jesus himself didn’t baptize them—his disciples did). It’s not clear whether Jesus himself chose to go there but once he left Judea and started back to Galilee “he had to go through Samaria.” Have you ever been to Samaria? Through the help of the Holy Spirit it was strengthened and grew in numbers, as it lived in reverence for the Lord. 4 Jesus had to go through Samaria. In Jesus day, the Jews hated the Samaritans so they normally took the route to avoid Samaria so they did not have to associate with them.

In verses 3 and 4 of chapter 4, John writes that “[Jesus] left Judea and started back to Galilee. 1 Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was making more disciples and baptizing more than John (2 although Jesus’ disciples were baptizing, not Jesus himself). Feb 24, 2016 - Map of the provinces of Galilee, Samaria and Judea at the time of Jesus Christ. This trip would have taken about 2 1/2 days. Outline: Jesus Rests John 4:5-10; Jesus Visits John 4:11-27; The Woman Talks John 4:28-31; Jesus Prioritizes John 4:32-38; Jesus Accommodates John 4:39-45; Context/Discussion/Comments: This is the well known story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well in Sychar. There was another route he could have taken. Jesus therefore, being wearied from His journey, was sitting thus by the well. The shortest route from Judea to Galilee was through Samaria, but it was not the only way. John 4:4 says that Jesus “had to” go through Samaria.

Prior, Supreme Council, 33° Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Canada THE GREAT BOOK TELLS us in John 4: 3-4 that Jesus "left Judea, and departed again into Galilee. It was about the sixth hour. Please practice hand-washing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.

4 And He had to pass through Samaria. In this passage of scripture we are told that instead of travelling around Samaria, Jesus, needed go through Samaria. John writes that Jesus “had” to go through Samaria to get from Judea to Galilee – and if you look at a map of the area, that seems totally logical. Samaria— Religiously, ethnically, and when you throw in a Samaritan woman, gender-ly different.