Revealed: First pictures of Biblical site where Jesus is said to have healed a blind man
Revealed: First photos of Biblical site where Jesus is said to have healed a blind man
- The Pool of Siloam in Jerusalem will open to the public for the first time in 2,000 years
- The spot is where Jesus reportedly healed a blind man in the Gospel of John
The first photos of a Biblical site where Jesus is said to have healed a blind man have been revealed.
Earlier this year it was announced that the Pool of Siloam, in the southern part of the City of David archaeological site in Jerusalem, will be opened to the public for the first time in 2,000 years.
Archaeologists are currently excavating the 1.25 hectare site – a process that is expected to take several years.
A small part of the pool is already open to the public, the rest will follow at a later date.
Newly released images provide the first glimpse of the religious site, showing archaeologists working to uncover the pool steps. Fox news.
The first photos of a Biblical site where Jesus is said to have healed a blind man have been revealed
Archaeologists are currently excavating the 1.25 hectare site – a process expected to take several years
The incredible photos provide insight not readily available since Jesus walked the earth 2,000 years ago.
The pool is where Jesus reportedly healed a blind man, according to the Gospel of John in the Bible.
In the ninth chapter of the New Testament book, Jesus makes clay with his saliva and spreads it over the blind man’s eyes.
He then orders the man to go wash in the Pool of Siloam – and the man returns with his sight miraculously restored.
The pool covers an estimated 1.25 hectares and was built in many phases.
It is unclear whether a small section will open first so the public can see the excavation process, or whether it will open all at once once work is completed.
Ze’ev Orenstein, director of international affairs at the City of David Foundation, told Fox News Digital: ‘The ongoing excavations within the City of David – the historic site of Biblical Jerusalem – particularly of the Pool of Siloam and the Pilgrim’s Way, serve as one of the greatest affirmations of that heritage and the millennia-old bond that Jews and Christians have with Jerusalem.”
Initial plans to open 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 in Jerusalem is currently being excavated by archaeologists and will be opened to the public piece by piece or once the entire site has been excavated.
The pool, located in the southern part of the City of David archaeological site in Jerusalem, is cherished by Christians and Jews
The site was built about 2,700 years ago as part of Jerusalem’s water system in the eighth century BC. It is depicted in this artist’s impression
According to the Bible, the Pool of Siloam was the location where Jesus performed the miracle of healing a man born blind
The site was built about 2,700 years ago as part of Jerusalem’s water system in the eighth century BC
It served as a reservoir for the Gihon Spring from which water was diverted and stored in underground tunnels.
According to the two Israeli agencies and the City of David Foundation, construction of the pool began during the reign of King Hezekiah, as quoted in the Bible in the Book of Kings II, 20:20.