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Wesley's Explanatory Notes on John 4:12

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Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Our father Jacob - So they fancied he was; whereas they were, in truth, a mixture of many nations, placed there by the king of Assyria, in the room of the Israelites whom he had carried away captive, Kg2 17:24. Who gave us the well - In Joseph their supposed forefather: and drank thereof - So even he had no better water than this. John 4:14
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