Liar or drunkard (see Isa. 28:1, 7), has been from the time of the Crusaders usually identified with Sychem or Shechem (John 4:5). It has now, however, as the result of recent explorations, been identified with ‘Askar, a small Samaritan town on the southern base of Ebal, about a mile to the north of Jacob’s well.
Place
Sychar
- Name means
- end
- Location
- 32.203°N, 35.312°E
- Mentioned
- 1 verse
About Sychar
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
What happened here
- AD 27The Samaritan WomanJohn 4:5–42
Nearby
Every mention
John
4:5
Places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0), with locations from OpenBible.info. Many ancient sites are uncertain.