Recent excavations of Pool of Siloam

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The Pool of Siloam, found in the historical city of Jerusalem, is undergoing further excavation. Originally built during the reign of Hezekiah (715-687 BCE), it became a major gathering place for ancient Jews making religious pilgrimages to the city. 

The Pool of Siloam also became important to Christians as it was the place, according to the Gospel of John, where Jesus sent a “man blind from birth”  to the pool for healing.

Mark 9.6:

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When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes. Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam.” So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.

 

 

The pool was destroyed and covered during  the first Jewish-Roman War of (AD 66-74)

The pool was rediscovered during an excavation work for a sewer in 2004.

Only recently, however, have workers been able to excavate more extensively. Recent discovery includes more steps of the pool.

 

https://m.jpost.com/archaeology/article-758229

 

 

 

Edited September 9, 2023 by guy