<p>4:6 <i>Jacob's well was also there. Jesus, being tired from his journey, sat tired by the well. It was about the sixth hour</i>-Incident after incident in the mortal life of Jesus had echoes of the crucifixion to come. Consider how He met the woman at the well &ldquo;at the sixth hour&quot; (Gk.), He was thirsty, a woman got Him something to drink and encouraged Him in His work (Jn. 4:6 cp. 19:14,28). No wonder He spoke of His meeting with her as a finishing of the Father&rsquo;s work, which is the very language of the cross. He lived out the essence of the cross in that incident, just as we do, day by day.</p><p>The Lord's humanity is clearly indicated here. The sixth hour by Jewish time was midday; if Roman time, it was around 6 PM, when women went to get water. But the woman being separated rather from society may have come at midday, on her own.</p>