Samaritan woman at the well
Why does it matter that the Samaritan woman was at the well at noon?
Well, the Samaritan woman came to the well at the time she was least likely to see anyone else. Most Samaritans would be at home for the customary noon-time meal and rest from working in the heat. This is why most women went to the well in the morning – because the weather was mild and they could enjoy socializing with the rest of the women from the village.
But this woman had been married five times (meaning either she had five dead husbands or had been divorced at least once) and was currently living with a man to whom she was not married. Such behavior would have made her a social pariah so she likely came when she knew no other women would present.