Biblical Geography

Become more comfortable with Church history and biblical geography. For example, Jesus spoke to a woman at a well. What was the well called? Where was it located? What was the woman's name? What was Jesus's message to her?

Example Answers

The well Background can be found by reading about The Sunday of the Samaritan woman on Goarch.org

Location and the name of the well?:

One of the most ancient cities of the Promised Land was Shechem, also called Sikima, located at the foot of Mount Gerazim. There the Israelites had heard the blessings in the days of Moses and Jesus of Navi. Near to this town, Jacob, who had come from Mesopotamia in the nineteenth century before Christ, bought a piece of land where there was a well. This well, preserved even until the time of Christ, was known as Jacob's Well.

The Woman’s Name:

After the Ascension of the Lord, and the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the woman of Samaria was baptized by the holy Apostles and became a great preacher and Martyr of Christ; she was called Photine, and her feast is kept on February 26.

The message of Jesus to the woman and to us all:

He is living Water!