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Maps of the Holy Land

 

This  map shows Sychar, the location where 

Jesus encountered the Samarian Woman at Jacob’s well. 

Sychar lies on the most direct route between Jerusalem and Galilee, 

in the narrow pass between 

Mt. Ebal (3080 ft.  elev.) and Mt. Gerizim (2890 ft. elev.), 

north of the Dead Sea and 

south of the Sea of Galilee 

to the west of the Jordan River. 

(John 4: 5-6):  “So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that  Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there;...”

https://www.conformingtojesus.com/charts-maps/en/map_of_israel_at_the_time_of_jesus.htm


This detail of a map comes from a larger map from an amazing book, Biblica: The Bible Atlas, A Social and  Historical Journey through the Lands of the Bible, Chief Consultant,  Barry J. Beitzel, Global Book Publishing, Lane Cove, Australia, 2006.

Münster Map

Map Orientation: West at the top.

Sebastian Münster of Basel (1489-1442), ca. 1540, Brandeis University, Muriel and Jermemy Josse collection of Holy Land maps. http://brandeisspecialcollections.blogspot.com/2012/11/muriel-and-jeremy-josse-collection-of.html


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