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New Testament · late 1st century BCE – 70 CE
Pool of Siloam
First-century stepped pool where Jesus healed the man born blind.
Date
late 1st century BCE – 70 CE
Culture
Herodian Jewish
Material
Stone
Dimensions
~60 m long
Found at
City of David, Jerusalem
Held by
In situ (Jerusalem)
Discovered by
Ronny Reich & Eli Shukron (2004)
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Description
A monumental stepped pool at the southern end of the City of David, exposed during a 2004 sewer repair. Trapezoidal in shape, approximately 60 m long, with three tiers of stone steps descending to the water fed by Hezekiah's Tunnel.
Biblical significance
This is the pool of John 9:1-11, where Jesus sent the blind man to wash and receive his sight. Before its discovery, some skeptics doubted the site existed as described.
From the same era
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