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John 9:11

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He answered, "A man called Jesus made mud, anointed my eyes, and said to me, 'Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash.' So I went away and washed, and I received sight."

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Siloam was a pool in Jerusalem, likely supplied by water from the Gihon Spring through Hezekiah’s tunnel. Jesus directed the blind man there to wash, and his obedient response became the means by which Christ’s healing power was publicly displayed.

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John 9:11 mentions Siloam.

Siloam · Tamar Hayardeni

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