asking this question. She was a Samaritan and the Jews would not have anything to do with Samaritans. The Jews’ dislike of the Samaritans was so strong that many of them went from Judea to Galilee via Perea to avoid going through Samaria. Furthermore, the Jews would not eat or drink with the Samaritans just as the Egyptians would not eat with the Jews during Joseph’s time (Genesis 43:32). There was great animosity by the Jews for the Samaritans. The Samaritans were considered half-breeds, for they