A research revolution: Is it truly Jerusalem's Pool of Siloam? Latest updates, September 2023.
Published 2023-09-06
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The Pool of Siloam, where Jesus is said to have healed a blind man, will soon be opened to the public for the first time after approximately two thousand years.
The pool, located in the southern part of the City of David archaeological site in Jerusalem, is cherished by Christians and Jews.
It is currently being excavated by archaeologists and will either be opened to the public piece by piece or once the entire site is unearthed.
Plans to open up the Pool of Siloam were announced just before the new year by the Israel Antiquities Authority, the Israel National Parks Authority and the City of David Foundation.
The site was built around 2,700 years ago as part of Jerusalem’s water system in the eighth century B.C. It served as a reservoir for the Gihon Spring from which water was diverted and stored in underground tunnels.
The reference about Jesus and the pool is mentioned in the New Testament’s John 9. It reads: “He told him, ‘Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam.’ So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.”
Traditionally, the Christian site of the Pool of Siloam was the pool and church that were built by the Byzantine empress Eudocia (c. 400–460 A.D.) to commemorate the miracle recounted in the New Testament. However, the exact location of the original pool as it existed during the time of Jesus remained a mystery until June 2004.
During construction work to repair a large water pipe south of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, at the southern end of the ridge known as the City of David, archaeologists Ronny Reich and Eli Shukron identified two ancient stone steps. Further excavation revealed that they were part of a monumental pool from the Second Temple period, the period during which Jesus lived.
The structure Reich and Shukron discovered was 225 feet long, with corners that are slightly greater than ninety degrees, indicating a trapezoidal shape, with the widening end oriented toward Tyropoeon Valley.
What was the function of the Pool of Siloam during Jesus’ time?
Because the pool is fed by waters from the Gihon Spring, located in the Kidron Valley, the naturally flowing spring water would have qualified the pool for use as a mikveh, a bath used for the purpose of ritual immersion in Judaism to achieve ritual purity.
However, it could also have been an important source of fresh water for the inhabitants in that part of the city. One scholar has even suggested that it was a Roman-style swimming pool.
Whatever its original purpose, the Siloam Pool, where Jesus healed the blind man, is an important Christian site, and its discovery represents a watershed moment in the field of Biblical archaeology
All Comments (21)
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I wish I was sitting there at the pool of siloam picturing Jesus healing the blind man with his Apostles looking upon him 🙏 ❤
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Thank you Zahi, it’s so good to see the progress at The Pool of Siloam 🌺🌸❤️🌸🌺
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Thank you Zahi. Its so amazing the history they keep finding in this beautiful holy land . You always show us wonderful videos. Bless you 🙏
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Thank you Zahi...love the video!!!! Can't wait to see it when its all finished!! God bless you my friend!!❤️🇮🇱❤️
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I have been following your video updates. Thank you so much for all the fascinating updates you have given. It is so wonderful to see the sites being discovered. I have been a few times to the Shiloach pool and I am fascinated with the discoveries. I am so looking forward to coming again to Jerusalem and seeing the pool fully excavated. Best wishes to you from Wales. Toda Raba Zahi.
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Thanks for the video! Louisiana USA watching!
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Thankyou Zahi for this historical information... Beautiful pool.. excellent video... God's grace be upon you and your family and ofcource your excellent factual tour guide.. Greetings from Fiji Islands.
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Even though I'm continents away, through your videos I feel like I'm also there feeling and witnessing the sites where my faith began.
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This is an incredible effort made. How wonderful? The Pool of Shalom ❤❤❤
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Thank you for sharing this wonderful information.
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You amaze me all the time. I am happy you got to touch the stairs by the pool. I look forward to see more of your videos.
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I love the joy in you voice❤
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amaizing Zahi, here from calgary, canada
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SHALOM ZAHI МИЛОСТІ Й МИРУ ВІД ВСЕВИШНЬОГО ЄРУСАЛИМУ І ВСЬОМУ ІЗРАІЛЮ І ВІЧНОГО СПАСІННЯ В ІМЕНІ ГОСПОДА ІСУСА АМІНЬ AMEN
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We were just there in July! It's amazing how much it has changed already.
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Thank you and God bless you for your work thank you
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Amen signor Zahi.🇦🇷💚🤍❤️
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Syallom my brother zahi God bless you all tks
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Beautiful video 👏🏻👏🏻
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Fantastic video !!! :hand-pink-waving::hand-pink-waving::hand-pink-waving:
