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Bible chapter guide
John 9
Jesus spreads mud on the eyes of a man born blind and sends him to wash in the Pool of Siloam; he comes back seeing. The Pharisees question him and his parents and throw him out, and he worships Jesus, while those who claim to see are shown to be blind.
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- See the places of Jesus on the map
- See Jerusalem in 3D, from David to Jesus' day
- Walk through Hezekiah's tunnel in 3D
- Places of JesusPool of Siloam · Places of JesusOpen
- The Feast of TabernaclesThe last and greatest day · The Feast of TabernaclesOpen
- The Feast of TabernaclesPool of Siloam · The Feast of TabernaclesOpen
- Jerusalem Through the AgesThe Pool of Siloam · Jerusalem Through the AgesOpen
- Hezekiah's TunnelThe Pool of Siloam of Jesus' day · Hezekiah's TunnelOpen
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How sure can we be?
- Textually stated
Jesus sent a man born blind to wash in the Pool of Siloam.
John 9:7.
- Strongly supported
The Pool of Siloam of Jesus' day is the stepped pool found in 2004.
It is at the outlet of the Siloam channel, and coins and pottery date it to the right time. A smaller Byzantine pool nearby was long thought to be Siloam.
- Strongly supported
John 9:7 names the pool of Siloam; Isaiah speaks of its gently flowing waters.
- Strongly supported
John 9:7 names the pool of Siloam, “which is by interpretation, Sent”.
- Strongly supported
Shelah, "the pool of Siloah" or 「西羅亞池」?: The Hebrew name here is Shelah (Shelach). KJV writes "the pool of Siloah" and the 和合本 「西羅亞池」, the pool of Siloam of John 9:7. The Cambridge Bible and Keil and Delitzsch explain that Shelach recalls the Shiloah of Isaiah 8:6, "sent" water: the pool fed by the channel from the spring. John gives the same meaning: Siloam, "which is by interpretation, Sent".