Pool of Siloam Steps, where Jesus Walked and Healed the Blind Man, Are Unearthed
(Christian Headlines) In recent weeks, archaeologists and workers in Israel have unearthed eight steps at the Pool of Siloam as part of a major project that will reveal – for the first time in centuries – the very stones that Jesus and the men and women of Scripture once walked.
The project was announced late last year by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), the Israel National Parks Authority and the City of David Foundation and involves excavating a site in the southern part of the City of David and within the Jerusalem Walls National Park area.
The pool was built some 2,700 years ago during the reign of King Hezekiah (2 Kings 20:20) and allowed “bathers to sit and immerse themselves in the waters of the Pool,” according to an IAA news release. The Babylonians destroyed it around 600 B.C. before it was rebuilt, as recorded in….to continue reading click here.
This article was written by Michael Foust and published at Christian Headlines
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