Mageth

What's up with this? Supposedly, archaeologists just recently discovered the Pool of Siloam, according to the following article:

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...=1086750592316

But I'm confused...

Umm, here's a picture of the "Pool of Siloam" from Sept. 2003:

http://dqhall59.com/pool_of_Siloam.htm

Here's another site:

http://www.facingthechallenge.org/siloam.htm

And another:

http://www.rc.net/wcc/israel/siloam.htm

Here's a stone that was discovered in 1880:

http://www.kchanson.com/ANCDOCS/westsem/siloam.html

More info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pool_of_Siloam

And then there's this site:

http://www.godsplan-today.com/Bible3Eng.htm

which claims:

So what exactly is the Pool of Siloam in all those links I provided if archaeologists just recently stumbled across the Pool of Siloam? Will the real Pool of Siloam please stand up? Are there two Pools of Siloam?

Celsus

It's clear from the IAA announcement that they think this pool with steps is the pool Jesus would have visited as recorded in the NT (John 9:7-11). The base of a tower recorded in Luke 13:4 was also discovered in Silwan. What you see in your pictures was discovered in the 19th century and is linked to what is probably Hezekiah's tunnel c. 700 B.C.E. and unlikely to have been accessible in Jesus' time (Neh 3:15 records the rebuilding of the walls of the pool of Siloam as well). So yes, there are several pools in Siloam/Silwan.

Joel

Mageth

Thanks...

MortalWombat

The first one was just the kiddie pool of Siloam.

Kosh

OMG! If the pool really exists, doesn't that mean that the account in the NT is correct and Jesus was really the Son of God?

dado

that's very interesting. if the wikipedia entry is correct, the lower tunnel may give an upper bound on how far back Isaiah was written.

Celsus

Not only that, but the Bible correctly identifies the people living in Judea as Jews! Time to repent I think.

Joel