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Historical dam found close to Pool of Siloam the place Jesus healed blind man

Editorial Board Published September 14, 2025
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Archaeologists have found an historical dam in Jerusalem’s Metropolis of David – not removed from the physique of water the place Jesus famously healed a blind man.

Officers famous in an Aug. 30 launch that the wall was lately discovered throughout excavations close to the Pool of Siloam inside the Jerusalem Partitions Nationwide Park.

The Pool of Siloam, rediscovered in 2004, existed as a basin that was fed from the Gihon Spring. The Gospel of John recounts the testimony of a blind man who was healed by Jesus on the pool.

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John 9:10–11 reads, “‘How then were your eyes opened?’ they asked. He replied, ‘The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.’”

The newly found dam dates to the ninth century B.C., practically 2,800 years in the past. It may have been constructed below the reign of both King Joash or King Amaziah, in accordance with officers.

Archaeologists uncovered a large ninth century B.C. dam close to Jerusalem’s Pool of Siloam, the place Christians consider Jesus carried out a miracle. (John Wessels/AFP by way of Getty Pictures; Heritage Artwork/Heritage Pictures/Getty Pictures)

The dam was discovered as a part of a joint research between the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and the Weizmann Institute of Science. The crew printed its analysis within the journal Proceedings of the Nationwide Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on Aug. 25.

Remarkably, the dam is the most important ever found in Israel, in addition to the oldest in Jerusalem.  

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Footage from the positioning present archaeologists excavating the huge stone-built dam.

The construction is roughly 39 toes excessive and 69 toes lengthy, along with being 26 toes vast.

The construction measures roughly 69 toes lengthy, 39 toes excessive, and 26 toes vast, in accordance with researchers. (John Wessels/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)

Researchers additionally pinpointed the dam’s age to a really slim 10-year margin, because of twigs and branches that have been embedded within the dam’s mortar. It was constructed between 805 and 795 B.C.

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The Metropolis of David famous that the dam could have been a “creative solution to a climate crisis,” as a direct response to the drought and flash flood circumstances current in historical Jerusalem.

“The dam was designed to collect waters from the Gihon Spring as well as floodwaters flowing down the main valley of ancient Jerusalem,” the excavation administrators mentioned in an announcement.

Researchers consider the 39-foot-high dam was constructed as a response to historical drought and flash flooding. (John Wessels/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)

“All the [studied] data pointed to a period of low rainfall in the Land of Israel, interspersed with short and intense storms that could cause flooding. … It follows that the establishment of such large-scale water systems was a direct response to climate change and arid conditions.”

In an announcement, IAA director Eli Escusido known as the dam “one of the most impressive and significant First Temple-period remains in Jerusalem.”

He added, “In recent years, Jerusalem has been revealed more than ever before, with all its periods, layers and cultures – and many surprises still await us.”

An knowledgeable known as the invention “one of the most impressive and significant First Temple-period remains in Jerusalem.” (John Wessels/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)

Because the most-referenced metropolis within the Bible, Jerusalem is filled with historical historical past that’s nonetheless being found right this moment.

Earlier this yr, proof of an historical backyard was discovered on the holiest website in Christianity, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

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A coin minted simply earlier than the destruction of the Second Temple – an occasion predicted within the Gospels – was additionally lately present in Jerusalem.

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