The first time that he openly declared himself to be the Messiah, it was to a woman who was not a Jew but a Samaritan, whom the Jews in general would disdain, much less greet.
היהודים בדרך כלל בזו לשומרונים, לא כל שכן ברכו אותם לשלום (‏ יוחנן ד ’: 7 – 26‏).