Stephanie Landsem's Blog, page 17
January 17, 2013
Why the Local Well Was the Facebook of Biblical Villages
Photo from: carulmare, SANO di Pietro Woman of Samaria, 1400s
Water was of vital importance in the Bible. Not only for drinking, irrigation, washing, and cooking, but also for religious ritual and as spiritual metaphor. From the great flood, to the parting of the Red Sea, to Jesus walking on the Sea of Galilee—water had huge significance.
It comes as no surprise, then, that the well was the most important place in the ancient village. We see plenty of important happenings at village wells in bo...
