Jerusalem: Pool of Siloam

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Jerusalem: Pool of Siloam

‎The Pool of Siloam, a reservoir built by King Hezekiah to ensure drinking water for the people of Jerusalem during siege. Water was channeled into the pool from the Gihon spring through an underground channel half a km long. The technology was very advanced for the end of the 8th century B.C. An inscription carved in the rock, discovered in 1880 and known as “the Siloam inscription”, marked the completion of the project. The spring water in the pool was considered to be pure and possessing healing powers, and it was used for ceremonies in the Temple. Jesus restored the sight of a blind man by rubbing clay on his eyes and sending him to wash in the pool of Siloam (John 9:11). A church was built here in the 5th century, known as the Church of Our Saviour the Illuminator. The water from the pool of Siloam flowed into it and those who came to be healed bathed in the water. The remains of the church can still be seen in the water.


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