約翰福音 4:5

5 於 是 到 了 撒 瑪 利 亞 的 一 座 城 ， 名 叫 敘 加 ， 靠 近 雅 各 給 他 兒 子 約 瑟 的 那 塊 地 。

約翰福音 4:5 Meaning and Commentary

John 4:5

Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar,
&c.] Now called Neapolis ^F4; the same with "Sichem", or "Shechem", as appears from its situation,

near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph;
see ( Genesis 33:18 Genesis 33:19 ) ( 48:22 ) ( Joshua 24:32 ) ; and is either the same, only its termination is changed from "em" into "ar", as Achan into Achar, ( 1 Chronicles 2:7 ) . Or it is a new name that was given it, and by which it went in the time of Christ; and might be so called, either from (rkwo) , "Socher", which signifies a grave; because here, Joseph and the rest of the patriarchs were buried, ( Joshua 24:32 ) ( Acts 7:16 ) . Or rather, it was a name of reproach, and so called, from (rkv) , "drunken"; since the Ephraimites, the posterity of Joseph, which dwelt in these parts, were infamous for the sin of drunkenness; see ( Isaiah 28:1 ) . Hence "Sychar Sichem", is "drunken Sichem"; mention is made in the Talmud ^F5, of a place called (arkyo) , "Sichra". The "parcel of ground", or of a "field", as in ( Genesis 33:19 ) ( Joshua 24:32 ) , is in the Persic version, called "a vineyard"; and so Nonnus renders it, "a field planted with vines"; and which may serve to confirm the above conjecture, concerning "Sychar" being a nickname.

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FOOTNOTES:

F4 Hieron. Epitaph. Paulae, Tom. I. fol. 59. & R. Benjamin Itin. p. 38.
F5 T. Bab. Bava Metzia, foi. 42. 1. & 83. 1. & Cholin, fol. 94.

約翰福音 4:5 In-Context

3 他 就 離 了 猶 太 ， 又 往 加 利 利 去 。

4 必 須 經 過 撒 瑪 利 亞 ，

5 於 是 到 了 撒 瑪 利 亞 的 一 座 城 ， 名 叫 敘 加 ， 靠 近 雅 各 給 他 兒 子 約 瑟 的 那 塊 地 。

6 在 那 裡 有 雅 各 井 ； 耶 穌 因 走 路 困 乏 ， 就 坐 在 井 旁 。 那 時 約 有 午 正 。

7 有 一 個 撒 瑪 利 亞 的 婦 人 來 打 水 。 耶 穌 對 他 說 ： 「 請 你 給 我 水 喝 。 」