Why was it necessary for Jesus to go through Samaria in John 4:4
John 4:4 begins with the Greek word "edei" (meaning: It is necessary) implying that Jesus had to go through Samaria. What situation made it necessary for Jesus to travel through Samaria.
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John 4:4 begins with the Greek word "edei" (meaning: It is necessary) implying that Jesus had to go through Samaria. What situation made it necessary for Jesus to travel through Samaria.
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John 4:4 begins with the Greek word "edei" (meaning: It is necessary) implying that Jesus had to go through Samaria. What situation made it necessary for Jesus to travel through Samaria.
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John 4:4 begins with the Greek word "edei" (meaning: It is necessary) implying that Jesus had to go through Samaria. What situation made it necessary for Jesus to travel through Samaria.
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Jesus was going from Judea to Galilee (John 4:3). To get from Judea in the south to Galilee in the north, Jesus had to pass through Samaria in the middle.
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That is ONE way - most Jews went a longer way to avoid contact with Samaritans. So, this does not answer the question.
– Mac's Musings
15 hours ago
@Mac'sMusings Do you have a source for that? Mishnah Chagiga 3:4 as interpreted by the Talmud 24b strongly implies that food transported from Galilee to Judea was assumed to have passed through Samaria
– b a
14 hours ago
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@Mac'sMusings bible-history.com/maps/ancient-roads-in-israel.html show that there was no other way. There was no road through the Jordan valley as there is today. A detour through via the coastal road would have made the journey way too long. Jews avoided contact with Samaritan persons but there was never any prohibition regarding geography.
– Abu Munir Ibn Ibrahim
14 hours ago
Why not that He wants to save the Samaritan woman?
– pehkay
13 hours ago
Jews regularly crossed into Peraea to avoid Samaria - However, I agree that the necessity here was born of a need to minister to the woman at the well and turn her into one of the most successful evangelists - she brought out her entire village!
– Mac's Musings
12 hours ago
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It wasn't necessary in the directional sense (physical sense). It was necessary in the spiritual sense. He was led to go there to meet the woman at the well. A similar example to this is Philip goes and stands by the chariot, except in this case, the words are used "The Spirit said to Philip" (Acts 8:29). When we do things in the physical realm there are not such unusual events. Similarly, Jesus going to see Lazarus... If you work out the 4 days from the time he heard the news, and the journey time, you see that he let Lazarus die purposely. This is difficult for people to understand, but in the large scheme of things its pretty simple really.
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Jesus was going from Judea to Galilee (John 4:3). To get from Judea in the south to Galilee in the north, Jesus had to pass through Samaria in the middle.
answered 15 hours ago
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That is ONE way - most Jews went a longer way to avoid contact with Samaritans. So, this does not answer the question.
– Mac's Musings
15 hours ago
@Mac'sMusings Do you have a source for that? Mishnah Chagiga 3:4 as interpreted by the Talmud 24b strongly implies that food transported from Galilee to Judea was assumed to have passed through Samaria
– b a
14 hours ago
2
@Mac'sMusings bible-history.com/maps/ancient-roads-in-israel.html show that there was no other way. There was no road through the Jordan valley as there is today. A detour through via the coastal road would have made the journey way too long. Jews avoided contact with Samaritan persons but there was never any prohibition regarding geography.
– Abu Munir Ibn Ibrahim
14 hours ago
Why not that He wants to save the Samaritan woman?
– pehkay
13 hours ago
Jews regularly crossed into Peraea to avoid Samaria - However, I agree that the necessity here was born of a need to minister to the woman at the well and turn her into one of the most successful evangelists - she brought out her entire village!
– Mac's Musings
12 hours ago
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Jesus was going from Judea to Galilee (John 4:3). To get from Judea in the south to Galilee in the north, Jesus had to pass through Samaria in the middle.
answered 15 hours ago
b ab a
1,9311322
1
That is ONE way - most Jews went a longer way to avoid contact with Samaritans. So, this does not answer the question.
– Mac's Musings
15 hours ago
@Mac'sMusings Do you have a source for that? Mishnah Chagiga 3:4 as interpreted by the Talmud 24b strongly implies that food transported from Galilee to Judea was assumed to have passed through Samaria
– b a
14 hours ago
2
@Mac'sMusings bible-history.com/maps/ancient-roads-in-israel.html show that there was no other way. There was no road through the Jordan valley as there is today. A detour through via the coastal road would have made the journey way too long. Jews avoided contact with Samaritan persons but there was never any prohibition regarding geography.
– Abu Munir Ibn Ibrahim
14 hours ago
Why not that He wants to save the Samaritan woman?
– pehkay
13 hours ago
Jews regularly crossed into Peraea to avoid Samaria - However, I agree that the necessity here was born of a need to minister to the woman at the well and turn her into one of the most successful evangelists - she brought out her entire village!
– Mac's Musings
12 hours ago
add a comment |
Jesus was going from Judea to Galilee (John 4:3). To get from Judea in the south to Galilee in the north, Jesus had to pass through Samaria in the middle.
answered 15 hours ago
b ab a
1,9311322
Jesus was going from Judea to Galilee (John 4:3). To get from Judea in the south to Galilee in the north, Jesus had to pass through Samaria in the middle.
answered 15 hours ago
b ab a
1,9311322
answered 15 hours ago
b ab a
1,9311322
answered 15 hours ago
b ab a
1,9311322
answered 15 hours ago
b ab a
1,9311322
1,9311322
1
That is ONE way - most Jews went a longer way to avoid contact with Samaritans. So, this does not answer the question.
– Mac's Musings
15 hours ago
@Mac'sMusings Do you have a source for that? Mishnah Chagiga 3:4 as interpreted by the Talmud 24b strongly implies that food transported from Galilee to Judea was assumed to have passed through Samaria
– b a
14 hours ago
2
@Mac'sMusings bible-history.com/maps/ancient-roads-in-israel.html show that there was no other way. There was no road through the Jordan valley as there is today. A detour through via the coastal road would have made the journey way too long. Jews avoided contact with Samaritan persons but there was never any prohibition regarding geography.
– Abu Munir Ibn Ibrahim
14 hours ago
Why not that He wants to save the Samaritan woman?
– pehkay
13 hours ago
Jews regularly crossed into Peraea to avoid Samaria - However, I agree that the necessity here was born of a need to minister to the woman at the well and turn her into one of the most successful evangelists - she brought out her entire village!
– Mac's Musings
12 hours ago
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1
That is ONE way - most Jews went a longer way to avoid contact with Samaritans. So, this does not answer the question.
– Mac's Musings
15 hours ago
@Mac'sMusings Do you have a source for that? Mishnah Chagiga 3:4 as interpreted by the Talmud 24b strongly implies that food transported from Galilee to Judea was assumed to have passed through Samaria
– b a
14 hours ago
2
@Mac'sMusings bible-history.com/maps/ancient-roads-in-israel.html show that there was no other way. There was no road through the Jordan valley as there is today. A detour through via the coastal road would have made the journey way too long. Jews avoided contact with Samaritan persons but there was never any prohibition regarding geography.
– Abu Munir Ibn Ibrahim
14 hours ago
Why not that He wants to save the Samaritan woman?
– pehkay
13 hours ago
Jews regularly crossed into Peraea to avoid Samaria - However, I agree that the necessity here was born of a need to minister to the woman at the well and turn her into one of the most successful evangelists - she brought out her entire village!
– Mac's Musings
12 hours ago
1
1
That is ONE way - most Jews went a longer way to avoid contact with Samaritans. So, this does not answer the question.
– Mac's Musings
15 hours ago
That is ONE way - most Jews went a longer way to avoid contact with Samaritans. So, this does not answer the question.
– Mac's Musings
15 hours ago
@Mac'sMusings Do you have a source for that? Mishnah Chagiga 3:4 as interpreted by the Talmud 24b strongly implies that food transported from Galilee to Judea was assumed to have passed through Samaria
– b a
14 hours ago
@Mac'sMusings Do you have a source for that? Mishnah Chagiga 3:4 as interpreted by the Talmud 24b strongly implies that food transported from Galilee to Judea was assumed to have passed through Samaria
– b a
14 hours ago
2
2
@Mac'sMusings bible-history.com/maps/ancient-roads-in-israel.html show that there was no other way. There was no road through the Jordan valley as there is today. A detour through via the coastal road would have made the journey way too long. Jews avoided contact with Samaritan persons but there was never any prohibition regarding geography.
– Abu Munir Ibn Ibrahim
14 hours ago
@Mac'sMusings bible-history.com/maps/ancient-roads-in-israel.html show that there was no other way. There was no road through the Jordan valley as there is today. A detour through via the coastal road would have made the journey way too long. Jews avoided contact with Samaritan persons but there was never any prohibition regarding geography.
– Abu Munir Ibn Ibrahim
14 hours ago
Why not that He wants to save the Samaritan woman?
– pehkay
13 hours ago
Why not that He wants to save the Samaritan woman?
– pehkay
13 hours ago
Jews regularly crossed into Peraea to avoid Samaria - However, I agree that the necessity here was born of a need to minister to the woman at the well and turn her into one of the most successful evangelists - she brought out her entire village!
– Mac's Musings
12 hours ago
Jews regularly crossed into Peraea to avoid Samaria - However, I agree that the necessity here was born of a need to minister to the woman at the well and turn her into one of the most successful evangelists - she brought out her entire village!
– Mac's Musings
12 hours ago
add a comment |
It wasn't necessary in the directional sense (physical sense). It was necessary in the spiritual sense. He was led to go there to meet the woman at the well. A similar example to this is Philip goes and stands by the chariot, except in this case, the words are used "The Spirit said to Philip" (Acts 8:29). When we do things in the physical realm there are not such unusual events. Similarly, Jesus going to see Lazarus... If you work out the 4 days from the time he heard the news, and the journey time, you see that he let Lazarus die purposely. This is difficult for people to understand, but in the large scheme of things its pretty simple really.
answered 10 hours ago
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It wasn't necessary in the directional sense (physical sense). It was necessary in the spiritual sense. He was led to go there to meet the woman at the well. A similar example to this is Philip goes and stands by the chariot, except in this case, the words are used "The Spirit said to Philip" (Acts 8:29). When we do things in the physical realm there are not such unusual events. Similarly, Jesus going to see Lazarus... If you work out the 4 days from the time he heard the news, and the journey time, you see that he let Lazarus die purposely. This is difficult for people to understand, but in the large scheme of things its pretty simple really.
answered 10 hours ago
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It wasn't necessary in the directional sense (physical sense). It was necessary in the spiritual sense. He was led to go there to meet the woman at the well. A similar example to this is Philip goes and stands by the chariot, except in this case, the words are used "The Spirit said to Philip" (Acts 8:29). When we do things in the physical realm there are not such unusual events. Similarly, Jesus going to see Lazarus... If you work out the 4 days from the time he heard the news, and the journey time, you see that he let Lazarus die purposely. This is difficult for people to understand, but in the large scheme of things its pretty simple really.
answered 10 hours ago
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It wasn't necessary in the directional sense (physical sense). It was necessary in the spiritual sense. He was led to go there to meet the woman at the well. A similar example to this is Philip goes and stands by the chariot, except in this case, the words are used "The Spirit said to Philip" (Acts 8:29). When we do things in the physical realm there are not such unusual events. Similarly, Jesus going to see Lazarus... If you work out the 4 days from the time he heard the news, and the journey time, you see that he let Lazarus die purposely. This is difficult for people to understand, but in the large scheme of things its pretty simple really.
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