Jesus came to 'Sychar,' a Samaritan town where Jacob's well stood, the setting for his encounter with the woman at the well. Scholars debate whether Sychar is Shechem or a nearby village (possibly Askar). John's geographical precision roots the narrative in contested sacred space—Samaritans and Jews both claimed patriarchal heritage here. Multilingual glosses transliterate the name, respecting the proper-noun status while anchoring John's narrative in Samaritan geography essential to the conversation about worship locations.