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Bible Place Guide

Pool of Bethesda in the Bible

Jesus heals the man who had been infirm for thirty-eight years. See Scripture references, modern location, confidence level, and source attribution from Sacred Atlas.

Modern locationNear St. Anne's Church, Jerusalem; status contested
ConfidenceHigh
Scripture refs2

High confidence

Modern identification

Bethesda pool remains, Jerusalem - Near St. Anne's Church, Jerusalem; status contested

Coordinates31.7814, 35.2358
Kindsettlement
Claims7
Sources3

Scripture anchors

John 5:2-9John 5:2

Why this place is in the atlas

Jesus heals the man who had been infirm for thirty-eight years.

Claim ledger

names[0].value Pool of Bethesda Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
summary.en Jesus heals the man who had been infirm for thirty-eight years. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
foreignKeys[0] ancientId: a0aa8cf, urlSlug: bethesda, friendlyId: Bethesda OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - High
identifications[0].coordinates latitude: 31.781389, longitude: 35.235833, precision: approximate OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0; upstream ODbL-1.0 - High
identifications[0].modernRegion Near St. Anne's Church Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
scriptureReferences John 5:2-9, John 5:2 King James Version 1769 - Public-Domain - High
temporalScopes c. AD 28-30: Sabbath healing controversy Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium