Bates 1
Matthew Bates
Teacher: Mr. Marr Class: Bible
20 October 2015
The Pool of Siloam The Pool of Siloam was stumbled upon in 1880. Two boys were wading in a tunnel when they found an ancient looking pool of water. These boys probably did not realize how significant this well was to Biblical history. The tunnel that ran to this pool went through 1,749 feet of bed rock under the City of David (Achtemeier, Paul 952). This was stunning engineering for this time period. The pool of Siloam is located in the City of David inside Jerusalem. It sits on the western slope of the Ophel in the valley Tyropoeon. This pool was some 20 feet above the reservoir. The width of the tunnel measured four and a half feet and was a hundred and fifty feet below the city streets. Archaeologist believe that it originated around 701 B.C. (Achtemeier, Paul 952). …show more content…
Water was limited inside city walls and this was the only fresh source. Jesus rubbed spit on a blind man’s eyes and suddenly he could see again at this very place. Christ also healed a man’s crippled hand at this well (Barclay, William 42). These miracles make this water source quite significant.
Bates 2 What do critics say about this miraculous pool? They believe that it was just a well. Oddly, they leave out the miracles like they never happened (Gotquistions.org). However, the supporters say this is a significant place. We look at this well as evidence for Christ miracles (biblicalarchaeology.org). In the Bible the book of John, chapter nine, tells us this story therefore, it must be true. I believe this is proof of his miracles. This only supports the scripture. This is also accurate since it is written from years before by eye-witnesses of Jesus. This can only be genuine since it is written in the Bible. Photo source:
Matthew Bates
Teacher: Mr. Marr Class: Bible
20 October 2015
The Pool of Siloam The Pool of Siloam was stumbled upon in 1880. Two boys were wading in a tunnel when they found an ancient looking pool of water. These boys probably did not realize how significant this well was to Biblical history. The tunnel that ran to this pool went through 1,749 feet of bed rock under the City of David (Achtemeier, Paul 952). This was stunning engineering for this time period. The pool of Siloam is located in the City of David inside Jerusalem. It sits on the western slope of the Ophel in the valley Tyropoeon. This pool was some 20 feet above the reservoir. The width of the tunnel measured four and a half feet and was a hundred and fifty feet below the city streets. Archaeologist believe that it originated around 701 B.C. (Achtemeier, Paul 952). …show more content…
Water was limited inside city walls and this was the only fresh source. Jesus rubbed spit on a blind man’s eyes and suddenly he could see again at this very place. Christ also healed a man’s crippled hand at this well (Barclay, William 42). These miracles make this water source quite significant.
Bates 2 What do critics say about this miraculous pool? They believe that it was just a well. Oddly, they leave out the miracles like they never happened (Gotquistions.org). However, the supporters say this is a significant place. We look at this well as evidence for Christ miracles (biblicalarchaeology.org). In the Bible the book of John, chapter nine, tells us this story therefore, it must be true. I believe this is proof of his miracles. This only supports the scripture. This is also accurate since it is written from years before by eye-witnesses of Jesus. This can only be genuine since it is written in the Bible. Photo source: