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	siloam methodist church
		according to the bible, the man was undergoing ritual immersion in the siloam pool for entry into the temple compound, and jesus used the occasion to cure his blindness.
		the pool itself is thought to have been used as a source of drinking water and for ritual immersions by jews for over a century, from about 50 bc to 70 ad, when jerusalem and the temple were destroyed by the romans.
		until now, another pool, dating from the byzantine era, discovered at the end of the 19th century, was known as the siloam pool, according to the jerusalem post.
	www.ins-inc.net /siloam/methodist/church (11205 words)

	First Century Jerusalem - Pool of Siloam
		Josephus frequently mentions Siloam, placing it at the termination of the Valley of the Cheesemongers or the Tyropoeon Valley (Wars 5.4.1)-but outside the city wall (Wars 5.9.4)-where the old wall bent eastward (Wars 5.6.1), and facing the hill upon which was the rock Peristereon, to the E (Wars 5.12.2).
		Josephus frequently mentions Siloam, placing it at the termination of the Valley of the Cheesemongers or the Tyropoeon Valley (Wars 5.4.1)--but outside the city wall (Wars 5.9.4)--where the old wall bent eastward (Wars 5.6.1), and facing the hill upon which was the rock Peristereon, to the E (Wars 5.12.2).
		The pool of Siloam is fed by a conduit that is cut for a distance of 1,780 feet through solid rock, and which starts at the so-called Virgin's Spring (En-rogel).
	www.bible-history.com /jerusalem/firstcenturyjerusalem_pool_of_siloam.html (1091 words)

	Pool where Jesus healed blind man uncovered : Friday, Aug. 12, 2005
		Archeologists believe at this time that the pool was at least 225 feet wide at one point, and steps were on at least three sides of the pool.
		So archeologists know the pool was used until the end of the revolt, when it was abandoned as mud slid in from the hillside and was no longer cleaned out of the pool.
		This particular Pool of Siloam, used in Jesus' day, is different from one that tourists normally visit today, Ortiz said, which was built during the Byzantine era and assumed to be at the original site.
	www.biblicalrecorder.org /content/news/2005/8_12_2005/ne120805pool.shtml (911 words)

	Pool of Siloam -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Pool of Siloam ((The ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel) Hebrew "sent" or "sending") is a landmark mentioned several times in the (The sacred writings of the Christian religions) Bible.
		In 1880, while wading up the conduit by which the water entered the pool, a youth discovered an inscription cut in the rock on the eastern side, about 19 feet from the pool.
		These were, however, recovered by the efforts of the British Consul at (Capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom) Jerusalem, and have been restored to their original place.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/po/pool_of_siloam.htm (472 words)

	9:7 “in the pool of Siloam (which is translated Sent)” – David came up against the Jebusites, and was touted by ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		One of the ducts led from the spring Gihon to the Pool of Siloam.
		A golden vessel filled with water from the pool of Siloam was brought to the temple during the Feast of Tabernacles.
		Siloam being translated as “Sent” has an uncanny resemblance to the phrase Shiloh come, as in “until Shiloh come.” The Gospel of John entails many references to opposites and contradicting ideas.
	www.amencafe.com /Articles/John9v7.htm (1043 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Biblical Pool of Siloam found
		Workers repairing a sewage pipe in the old city of Jerusalem have discovered the biblical Pool of Siloam, a freshwater reservoir that was a major gathering place for ancient Jews making religious pilgrimages to the city and the reputed site where Jesus cured a man blind from birth, according to the gospel of John.
		The newly discovered pool is less than 200 yards from another Pool of Siloam, this one a reconstruction built between A.D. 400 and 460 by the empress Eudocia of Byzantium, who oversaw the rebuilding of several Biblical sites.
		That first pool was constructed in the 8th century B.C. by the Judean King Hezekiah, who foresaw the likelihood that the Assyrians would lay siege to Jerusalem and knew that a safe water supply would be required to survive it.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2002428583_siloam09.html (331 words)

	The Pool of Siloam Revealed (BiblePlaces.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Pottery indicates that this pool was in use in the 1st century.
		The pool marked with a yellow arrow is the modern pool at the end of Hezekiah's Tunnel.
		Siloam, Pool of (WebBible Encyclopedia - ChristianAnswers.Net) Basic article on the pool that covers the main facts as known before the current excavations.
	www.bibleplaces.com /poolofsiloam.htm (1096 words)

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		Siloam's Euro style that is reminiscent of the "beatnik" era is romantically refreshing.
		Siloam was invited to sit in on a rehearsal with Fred Hammond and RFC.
		The kinds of things that touch Siloam's heart is notably recognized in the metaphorical title song colors of fl and white.
	siloampool.com (585 words)

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		The pool was located in the lower Tyropoean Valley, west of the City of David, the site of the original Jebusite city.
		It was from the Pool of Siloam that the priests drew water for ritual purification, e.g.
		Jesus’ selection of this means of healing a blind man, sending him to the Pool of Siloam, was intended to impress on the religious leaders their need for obeying His word ("And he went away and washed and came back seeing") to heal their blindness.
	home.austin.rr.com /accsundayschool/PoolofSiloam.htm (425 words)

	Pool of Siloam
		There the waters were dammed to form the Pool of Siloam.
		Hugo's walk from the Gihon spring through the tunnel and on into the Pool of Siloam left him with a feeling of the accuracy of the Bible.
		Jesus spread a patty of mud on the eyes of a blind man, and said, "Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam" (John 9:7).
	www.gospelgazette.com /gazette/2001/may/page15.htm (566 words)

	a worker in the vineyard...: Pool of Siloam Discovered...
		The original Pool of Siloam has been discovered in Jerusalem, according to the LA Times.
		The pool pictured above is of the reconstructed one, built by Empress Eudocia in the early 5th Century.
		The Pool of Siloam features in the Gospel of John, as the scene of one of the Seven Signs, this time as the blind man in Chapter 9 goes to the Pool on Jesus' command to wash. The blind man is healed.
	www.kerygma.org /lee/2005/08/pool-of-siloam-discovered.htm (564 words)

	The Pool of Siloam resurfaces : Friday, Aug. 26, 2005
		Five sets of three stairs, with a narrow landing between each, provided access to the pool, which appears to be trapezoidal in shape and is far more impressive than the small Byzantine pool sometimes shown to tourists and erroneously identified as the Pool of Siloam.
		The Pool of Siloam figured into Jesus' healing of a blind man in John 9:1-11, and thoughts of seeing the very place where Jesus may have refreshed himself or sat and taught is inspiring.
		The full extent of the pool may never see the light of day, but its reappearance is a warming reminder of lessons learned from the One we call both the Light of the World and the Water of Life.
	www.biblicalrecorder.com /content/opinion/2005/8_26_2005/ed260805the.shtml (284 words)

	Shia News \| Articles: Politics \| Jerusalem Tunnel: Concluded but not proven. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This rock cut pool 71 ft high to the north and 75 ft to the East and West holds remains that belie an arcade that was 22 ft high and was divided by a central arcade.
		Biblical accounts say the (1750-foot-long 533-meter-long) Siloam Tunnel was constructed to move water from the Gihon Spring all the way across the ancient city of Jerusalem into the Pool of Siloam to protect the city?s water supply from an Assyrian siege.
		With the Siloam Pool and Tunnel as a tourist site today, with a failing tourism, a failing economy and decreasing practice of the state religion Judaism, if the continued abuse of lives, the Bible and science for archaeological digs cans be forgiven on their Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur.
	www.shianews.com /hi/articles/politics/0000387.php (1833 words)

	What Siloam Means
		Siloam (Sigh-low-am) literally means, "sent" (not to be confused with “Shalom”, which is a Hebrew word for peace), and is the name of a real pool in Jerusalem, that still exists.
		In one of the ceremonies, a Levite took a vase of water from the Pool of Siloam and poured it on an altar.
		Finally, as the Pool of Siloam was a place of healing, so Siloam Mission strives to be.
	members.shaw.ca /johnmohan/about/meaning.htm (184 words)

	Biblical Pool of Siloam uncovered in Jerusalem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		"Scholars have said that there wasn't a Pool of Siloam and that John was using a religious conceit" to illustrate a point, said New Testament scholar James H. Charlesworth of the Princeton Theological Seminary.
		That first pool was constructed in the eighth century B.C. by the Judean King Hezekiah, who foresaw the likelihood that the Assyrians would lay siege to Jerusalem and knew that a safe water supply would be required to survive it.
		The pool of Jesus' time was built early in the first century B.C. and was destroyed by the future Roman emperor Titus about A.D. The pool was discovered last fall by a repair team, supervised by Eli Shukron of the Israel Antiques Authority, that was excavating a damaged sewer line.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05221/550792.stm (629 words)

	Pietist: Biblical Pool of Siloam Uncovered in Jerusalem!
		That first pool was constructed in the 8th century BC by Judean King Hezekiah, who foresaw the likelihood that the Assyrians would lay siege to Jerusalem and knew a safe water supply would be required to survive the attack.
		The pool of Jesus' time was built early in the 1st century BC and was destroyed by the future Roman Emperor Titus about AD 70.
		The pool was discovered by a repair team excavating a damaged sewer line last fall under the supervision of Eli Shukron of the Israel Antiquities Authority.
	pietist.blogspot.com /2005/08/biblical-pool-of-siloam-uncovered-in.html (1007 words)

	King of Fools - Siloam
		The pool was fed by the now famous Hezekiah's Tunnel and is "a much grander affair" than archeologists previously believed, with three tiers of stone stairs allowing easy access to the water, said Hershel Shanks, editor of the Biblical Archaeology Review, which reported the find Monday.
		The excavators have been able to date the pool fairly precisely because of two fortunate occurrences that implanted unique artifacts in the pool area.
		Similarly, in the soil in one corner of the pool, they found about a dozen coins dating from the period of the First Jewish Revolt against Rome, which lasted from AD 66 to 70.
	king-of-fools.com /blog/weblog/posts/siloam (547 words)

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		The Pool of Siloam is a remnant of the reservoir into which the Gihon Spring waters flowed through the Hezekiah Tunnel.
		In the 5th century CE, the Byzantine empress Eudocia built a church by the pool, marking the spot where, according to Christian tradition (John 9:1—7), Jesus cured a blind man. A hint of the splendor of Eudocia's church is provided by the column-drums lying in the shallow water.
		The path, which leads west toward the Siloam Pool, runs along the foot of the rock scarp on which the city fortifications stood from the 18th till the 8th century BCE.
	www.archpark.org.il /article.asp?id=111 (437 words)

	Bible History Online - Pool of Siloam
		The Pool of Siloam was the only permanent water source for the city of Jerusalem in the first century AD.
		This was significant since the Hebrew word Siloam means "sent" and Jesus was the Messiah "sent" from heaven.
		Archaeological remains of the Pool of Siloam in the time of Christ are scarce.
	www.bible-history.com /sketches/ancient/pool-siloam.html (263 words)

	Jerusalem in 19th Century Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Pool of Siloam Drawn by W. Bartlett, published in The Christian in Palestine, 1847.
		The photo at the left shows the Pool of Siloam in June 1995.
		The pool is the exit from Hezekiah's Tunnel.
	ljames1.home.netcom.com /print-p12212.html (120 words)

	Parts of famed pool of Siloam found -- Middle East Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Talmud refers to the pool as the water source for libations during Sukkot, festivities known as Simhat Beit Hashoeva.
		The waters of the Siloam spring were used in purification ceremonies.
		The Gospel of St. John says it was during one of those stops at the Siloam pool that Jesus put clay on a blind man's eyes and told him to wash it off in the spring-fed waters.
	www.metimes.com /print.php?StoryID=20041229-122825-5868r (177 words)

	Todd's Thoughts: Pool of Siloam: New Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The LA Times has a story from the press conference by the Biblical Archaeology Society announcing the discovery of the Pool of Siloam.
		Paleojudaica notes that it's been more than a year since the pool was initially discovered (as you can see too from my report on the progress here), but the press conference apparently makes it "new" again.
		Actually, from the edge of one pool to the edge of the other is much less than 200 meters; I would guess that it's not more than 50 meters.
	www.bibleplaces.com /blog/2005/08/pool-of-siloam-new-information.html (2046 words)

	PaleoJudaica.com
		Although the shape of the pool in the drawing is different from that of the actual discovery, the general area of the location correlates.
		Until now, another pool from the Byzantine era (adjacent to the Byzantine Church), discovered by archeologist Blis Vediki at the end of the 19th century, was known as the Siloam Pool.
		Shukrun claims his recent discovery is the Second Temple-era Pool of Siloam, mentioned twice in the Torah, both in Nehemia 3:15 ("Pool of Shelah") and in Isaiah 8:6 ("waters of Shiloah").
	paleojudaica.blogspot.com /2004/06/more-on-pool-of-siloam-discovery-from.html (460 words)

	Archaeologists identify remains of Siloam Pool - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		Archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered the pool's stone remains and its still-running water, believed to have been used by Jesus to restore a blind man's eyesight.
		The man was undergoing ritual immersion in the Siloam Pool for entry into the Temple compound, and Jesus used the occasion to cure his blindness (John 9: 1-7).
		In the last four months, archaeologists have revealed the pool's 50-metre length and a channel that brought water from the Silwan spring to the pool.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /news/html/20041228T180000-0500_72196_OBS_ARCHAEOLOGISTS_IDENTIFY_REMAINS_OF_SILOAM_POOL.asp (629 words)

	Archaeologists identify traces of ‘miracle’ pool - Science - MSNBC.com
		The pool was used by Jews for ritual immersions from about 50 B.C. to A.D. 70, when the Romans destroyed the Jewish Temple.
		JERUSALEM - Archaeologists in Jerusalem have identified the remains of the Siloam Pool, where the Bible says Jesus miraculously cured a man's blindness, researchers said Thursday — underlining a stirring link between the works of Jesus and ancient Jewish rituals.
		In the last four months, archaeologists have revealed the pool's 50-yard (50-meter) length and a channel that brought in water from the Silwan spring.
	msnbc.msn.com /id/6750670 (794 words)

	The Siloam Inscription (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In the gospel of John it is recorded that Jesus healed a man who had been blind from birth at the pool of Siloam.
		An inscription was discovered in 1880 at the sight of the pool of Siloam describing how two teams of Jewish tunnelers digging towards one another, finally met to finish the construction of the tunnel.
		Then the water began to flow from the spring to the pool for a distance of 1,900 feet.
	www.biblehistory.net /Chap5.htm (1007 words)

	Holy Land Photos
		The Siloam Inscription was found about 20 ft. [m.] inside the tunnel from this exit.
		The Pool of Siloam has undergone many changes over the years, but in the New Testament, a man who was blind was told by Jesus to go wash his eyes in this pool (John 9:1–12).
		In addition, during the Feast of Tabernacles water was drawn from this pool for use in the Temple rituals.
	www.holylandphotos.org /browse.asp?ImageID=IJOTHT07&SiteID=90 (121 words)

	pool of siloam and other pools related information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Recent excavations have uncovered the biblical Pool of Siloam The Pool of Siloam Revealed Text and photos by Todd Bolen, Associate Professor of Biblical Studies The Master's College, Israel Bible...
		Biblical Pool of Siloam uncovered in Jerusalem Tuesday, August 09, 2005 By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times Workers repairing a sewage pipe in the old city of Jerusalem have discovered the biblical...
		For example, to tell the story of the Pool of Siloam, where Jesus cured the blind man, we must go back 700 years before thatâ” to the time of...
	www.nethorde.com /pools/pool-of-siloam.html (413 words)

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