Sacred Atlas

Canonical Place Record

Pool of Siloam

The man born blind washes here after Jesus sends him. See Scripture references, modern location, confidence level, and source attribution from Sacred Atlas.

Modern locationCity of David / Silwan area, Jerusalem; status contested
ConfidenceHigh
Scripture refs6

High confidence

Modern identification

Pool of Siloam, Jerusalem - City of David / Silwan area, Jerusalem; status contested

Coordinates31.7706, 35.2350
Kindsettlement
Claims7
Sources3

Scripture anchors

John 9:1-11Neh 2:14Neh 3:15Luke 13:4John 9:7John 9:11

Why this place is in the atlas

The man born blind washes here after Jesus sends him.

Claim ledger

names[0].value Pool of Siloam Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
summary.en The man born blind washes here after Jesus sends him. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
foreignKeys[0] ancientId: a294859, urlSlug: siloam, friendlyId: Siloam OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - High
identifications[0].coordinates latitude: 31.770556, longitude: 35.235, precision: approximate OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0; upstream ODbL-1.0 - High
identifications[0].modernRegion City of David / Silwan area Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
scriptureReferences John 9:1-11, Neh 2:14, Neh 3:15, Luke 13:4 King James Version 1769 - Public-Domain - High
temporalScopes c. AD 28-30: Sign of sight in John 9 Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium