John 9:7

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and said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which means "Sent"). So he went away, washed, and came back seeing.

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The Holy Land in the Time of JesusThe Holy Land in the time of Jesus, showing Galilee, Samaria, Judea and the territories under Herod's rule.

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Siloam was a pool in Jerusalem, likely fed by Hezekiah’s tunnel from the Gihon Spring. Jesus sent the man born blind there to wash, and his obedient response became the means by which Christ publicly demonstrated God’s restoring power.

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John 9:7 mentions Siloam.

Photo of Siloam — Siloam · Tamar Hayardeni