Jesus passed through Samaria on his way to Galilee; stopping at Jacob's well, near a place called Sychar. There he talked with a Samaritan woman, and through her, led many Samaritans to believe in him as the Messiah. The site of Jacob's well, now memorialized with a building over it, seen in this image, has been traditional for many centuries. Shechem is somewhat west of this well, and Sychar is somewhat east. This picture shows the well, inside the building.