A Greek Orthodox Christian woman visits Jacob ' s Well at Tell Balata near the West Bank City of Nablus on 25 May 2008 . Jacob ' s Well is located at the entrance of Nablus . According to the Bible , Jacob , on his return from Mesopotamia , bought a plot of land from Hanor for ' a hundred pieces of silver ' ( Genesis 33 : 19 ) , on which he pitched his tent and dug a 35 meter deep well for himself , his children and his flocks . Since that time , the well has been known as Jacob ' s well . Tradition states that it was at this well that Jesus met the Samaritan woman and asked her for water to drink , the well has been an object of pilgrimage since then . EPA / ALAA BADARNEH < 저작권자 ⓒ 2007 연 합 뉴 스 . 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 . >< 연합뉴스 긴급 속보 를 SMS 로 ! SKT 사용 자 는 무료 체험 ! >