THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN - Chapter 4 - Verse 4

Verse 4. And he must needs go through Samaria. Samaria was between Judea and Galilee. The direct and usual way was to pass through Samaria. Sometimes, however, the Jews took a circuitous route on the east side of the Jordan, See Barnes "Mt 2:22".

{b} "must needs go" Lu 2:49