Deuteronomy 12:5-11 commands worship at God's chosen place, which Jews identified as Jerusalem — the claim the woman challenges.

In Deuteronomy 27:12, Mount Gerizim is explicitly designated for blessing the people, directly backing the woman’s claim that it is a worship site.

1 Kings 9:3 records God putting His name in the Jerusalem Temple, reinforcing its status as the proper worship site.

2 Kings 17:26-33 shows the syncretistic origins of Samaritan worship at Mount Gerizim, explaining the tradition the woman references.

2 Chronicles 6:6 states God chose Jerusalem for His name to dwell — the very claim the woman references as 'you say'.

2 Chronicles 7:12 records God confirming He has chosen the Temple in Jerusalem for worship.

2 Chronicles 7:16 has God saying He has chosen and consecrated the Jerusalem Temple forever — a direct affirmation of the Jewish view.

Deuteronomy 12:11 commands worship at the place God chooses, the basis for Jerusalem's exclusive status that Jesus will overturn with new worship in spirit.

Isaiah 66:1 declares God cannot be confined to a house, directly undermining the idea that location matters for worship, aligning with Jesus' point.

In Genesis 12:7, Abram builds an altar at Shechem after God’s appearance, linking the patriarch’s worship to the mountain the woman calls sacred.

In Genesis 33:18-20, Jacob erects an altar at Shechem, continuing the patriarchal worship tradition on the same mountain the woman references.

Psalm 78:68 says God chose Judah and Mount Zion in Jerusalem as His dwelling, reinforcing its special status.

Psalm 87:2 affirms God's special love for Zion, supporting the Jewish claim that Jerusalem is the true worship site, which the Samaritan woman references.

Psalm 132:13 states God chose Zion as His dwelling place, reinforcing the centrality of Jerusalem in worship that the woman contrasts with Gerizim.