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Siloam
Pool mentioned in 5 verses of the Bible, most often in Nehemiah.
Journeys through Siloam
- Jesus’ birth and childhood (c. 6–4 BC and after)
- The road to Jerusalem (c. AD 29–30)
- The last week and the resurrection (Passover, AD 30 or 33)
- Abraham (c. 2000 BC (traditional))
- Judah into exile (597 and 586 BC)
- The return (538–445 BC)
- Paul’s third journey (c. AD 53–57)
- Paul’s voyage to Rome (c. AD 59–60)
Where it appears
Nehemiah (2), John (2), Luke (1)
Key verses
- Nehemiah 2:14 first mention — Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.
- Nehemiah 3:15 — But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king’s garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.
- Luke 13:4 — 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?
- John 9:7 — 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 9:11 — 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.
Nearby places
- Gihon 0 km
- Aceldama 0 km
- Jerusalem 0 km
- En-rogel 0 km
- Washer’s Field 0 km
- King’s Valley 0 km
- Ophel 1 km
- Zion 1 km
Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.