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Where Is It Today?

Where Is Pool of Bethesda Today?

Pool of Bethesda is identified with Bethesda pool remains, Jerusalem. See modern location, confidence level, Scripture references, coordinates, and source attribution.

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