The Pool of Siloam (Hebrew: בריכת השילוח, Breikhat Hashiloah) is a rock-cut pool on the southern slope of the City of David, the original site of Jerusalem, located outside the walls of the Old City to the southeast. The pool was fed by the waters of the Gihon Spring, carried there by two aqueducts.
The Pool of Siloam is mentioned several times in the Bible. Isaiah 8:6 mentions the pool’s waters, while Isaiah 22:9-11 refers to the construction of Siloam tunnel.
For Christians, the Pool of Siloam has additional special significance: it is mentioned in the Gospel of John as the location to which Jesus sent “a man blind from birth” in order to complete his healing.
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Keywords: Siloam, Pool of Siloam, Warren's shaft, Gihon, Gihon spring, Kidron brook, Jerusalem water supply, Waters of Shiloah, King's pool, Upper water course of Gihon
Bible reference(s): 2 Kings 18:17, 2 Kings 20:20, 2 Chron. 32:30, Neh. 2:14, Isaiah 22:11, 2 Chron. 32:2-4, Jer. 41:1, Isaiah 12:3, Isaiah 22:9, Isaiah 8:6-8, Isaiah 7:3, Isaiah 36:2, Luke 13:4
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