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Pool of Siloam

Judea · New Testament · 3 verses

A pool in the southern part of Jerusalem fed by water from the Gihon spring. The name appears in Luke, John in the King James text.

About Pool of Siloam

A pool in the southern part of Jerusalem fed by water from the Gihon spring.

Its place in the story

The Pool of Siloam is where Jesus sent a man born blind to wash after anointing his eyes with mud. The man washed and came back seeing.

Pool of Siloam in Scripture (KJV)

“Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?”
Luke 13:4 (KJV)
“And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.”
John 9:7 (KJV)
“He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.”
John 9:11 (KJV)

Where it leads

Jesus healed a man born blind by sending him to wash in the Pool of Siloam.

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Where is Pool of Siloam in the Bible?

A pool in the southern part of Jerusalem fed by water from the Gihon spring. The name appears in Luke, John in the King James text.

What happened at Pool of Siloam?

The Pool of Siloam is where Jesus sent a man born blind to wash after anointing his eyes with mud. The man washed and came back seeing.

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