{"id":107014,"date":"2023-01-07T17:19:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T17:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=107014"},"modified":"2023-01-07T17:19:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T17:19:27","slug":"biblical-pool-in-israel-to-reopen-2000-years-later-by-benjamin-weinthal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/biblical-pool-in-israel-to-reopen-2000-years-later-by-benjamin-weinthal\/","title":{"rendered":"Biblical Pool in Israel to Reopen, 2,000 Years Later-by Benjamin Weinthal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Biblical Pool in Israel to Reopen, 2,000 Years Later-by Benjamin Weinthal<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

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\nRendering of the Pool of Siloam, Second Temple period (Shalom Kveller, City of David Archives).<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:<\/span><\/strong>Meforum<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Published originally under the title “Biblical Site Where Jesus Healed Blind Man Excavated for Public View: ‘Affirms Scripture.'”<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

JERUSALEM \u2014 The Israel Antiquities Authority, the Israel National Parks Authority and the City of David Foundation announced days before the new year that the Pool of Siloam, a biblical site cherished by Christians and Jews, will be open to the public for the first time in 2,000 years in the near future.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The Pool of Siloam’s excavation is highly significant to Christians around the world,” American Pastor John Hagee, the founder and chairman of\u00a0Christians United for Israel<\/a>, told Fox News Digital. “It was at this site that Jesus healed the blind man (John:9), and it is at this site that, 2,000 years ago, Jewish pilgrims cleansed themselves prior to entering the Second Temple.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“The Pool of Siloam and the Pilgrimage Road, both located within the City of David, are among the most inspiring archeological affirmations of the Bible.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Christians are deeply blessed by the\u00a0City of David’s work<\/a>\u00a0and Israel’s enduring commitment to ensuring religious freedom to all who visit and live in the Holy Land, especially Jerusalem \u2014 the undivided capital of Israel.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Ze’ev Orenstein, the director of international affairs for the City of David Foundation in Jerusalem, told Fox News Digital, “One of most significant sites affirming Jerusalem’s\u00a0Biblical heritage<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 not simply as a matter of faith, but as a matter of fact \u2014 with significance to billions around the world, will be made fully accessible for the first time in 2,000 years.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The Pool of Siloam is situated in the southern portion of the City of David and within the area of the Jerusalem Walls National Park.<\/span><\/p>\n