Joh 4:10-13 | TNotes | STEP | 4:10 Shechem had no rivers and thus no living water (see thematic note for Living Water at end of chapter). However, Jesus was speaking symbolically: This gift from God was the Holy Spirit (7:37-39 ).

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‏ John 4:10-13

4:10 ^a Shechem had no rivers and thus no living water (see thematic note for Living Water at end of chapter). However, Jesus was speaking symbolically: This gift from God was the Holy Spirit (7:37-39 ^b).
4:11 ^c Jacob’s well was more than 100 feet (30 meters) deep and required a long rope for drawing water. The woman misunderstood Jesus’ words because she was still in darkness.
4:12 ^d our ancestor Jacob: The Samaritan woman appealed with reverence to the sacred traditions attached to the well rather than to the presence of God before her.