Contradiction with Genesis 12:6
Describes Abram journeying through Canaan and settling in places with promise, contrasting with the mention of Samaria as a location outside the original covenant land's center.
Genesis 12:6: And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite [was] then in the land. [plain: Heb. plains]
Contradiction with Acts 1:8
Encourages spreading the message to all ends, including Samaria, whereas John 4:5 focuses on Jesus in Samaria, showing Samaria not as an endpoint but a place of occurrence.
Acts 1:8: But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. [power...: or, the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you]
Contradiction with 2 Kings 17:24-29
Describes Samaria being resettled by non-Israelites, suggesting a history of tension and foreign customs, contradicting the peaceful visitation in John 4:5.
2 Kings 17:24-29: And the king of Assyria brought [men] from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed [them] in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
Contradiction with Matthew 10:5
Jesus instructs his disciples not to enter Samaria, conflicting with his own actions in John 4:5 of engaging in Samaria.
Matthew 10:5: These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into [any] city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 12:5
Emphasizes worship in a central place chosen by God, contrasting with the meeting place in Samaria in John 4:5.
Deuteronomy 12:5: But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, [even] unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: