Pools of Bethesda
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BillPNo1
Friendswood, TX669 contributions
July 2019
On our last visit to the Holy Land we visited The Pools of Bethaisda - the site of one of Our Lord's many miracles. Extensive remains and ruins are still existant at the Pools of Bethaisda proving that they were much more elaborate and extensive than the Gospel passages would indicate (although the Bible was reporting on the miracle and Christ's teaching and was never meant to be a travelog or guidebook to the city of Jerusalem). The ruins show an elaborate, very well designed and developped system of pools and infrastructure.
This is well worth the trip to see.
This is well worth the trip to see.
Written 8 May 2020
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Carol D
Overland Park, KS1,469 contributions
Feb 2020
Part of Holy Land Tour this included singing in St Anne's church which is located next to the Pools of Bethesda. This is the pool mentioned in John 5, Jesus healing the paralytic man. For me this trip was making what I read in the Bible more "concrete" in my mind.
Written 13 June 2020
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SnowyShasta
Portland, OR2,314 contributions
Oct 2022
During our visit to Israel, we learned that a lot of archaeological sites are unclear, but the Pools of Bethesda is one that's believe to be pretty accurate. It's located at the Church of Saint Anne, near the Lion's Gate in the old city. We visited as part of a tour and enjoyed hearing about the references to the pools in the New Testament. The excavations were interesting to look down on as we pondered on what might have occurred right here.
Written 12 November 2022
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Robert C
Redlands, CA2,421 contributions
Mar 2015 • Friends
The Pools of Bethesda are noted in John 5 where Jesus healed the paralytic. There are many layers of history going on there and you will enjoy it much more if you have a sense for it. Biblewalks.com has a nice map and description which would help and I highly recommend some prior reading as you will get much more out of the site. The structures here were built in the following order: (1) the upper pool, mentioned in Is. 7:1-4 and 2 Kings 18:17-18, was built in the 8th century BCE; (2) the southern pool was built around 200 BCE; (3) the asclepeion or healing temple was built in the 1st century BCE and the baths associated with it are where Jesus healed the paralytic; (4) the asclepeion was expanded and a temple to Asclepius and Sarapis added by the Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century CE; (5) the Church of St. Mary of the Probatic was build in the 5th century; (6) the Crusader Church of the Paralytic was built in the 12th century and (7) the Church of St. Anne, nearby, was built in the 12th century. Many of these buildings are built upon each other in layers and you can see the different buildings in the different layers. One of the more fun visits we made in Jerusalem.
Written 18 May 2015
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jjcoffman
Parker, CO1,084 contributions
Feb 2020
We usually stop here and listen to a devotional teaching. After of course we sing in St. Anne's. It's a lovely spot to imagine what it was like in Jesus' time.
Written 10 March 2020
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jojo
Navi Mumbai, India2,787 contributions
Oct 2016 • Family
Biblical history lies here with the ruins of Bethesda Pool and the buildings.There was no water in the well.But there was another well having water nearby..
Written 17 August 2017
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MBB1952
Surfers Paradise, Australia10,585 contributions
Sept 2015 • Couples
After we finished visiting Church Of St. Ann a while ago, we stopped to see the ruins and pools of Bethesada, it is at the pools that Jesus met and healed a paralytic on a Sabbath day, very interesting to see.
Written 4 October 2015
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Michael Anbumani
Seremban, Malaysia6,896 contributions
June 2015 • Friends
Such a "rich" Biblical & ancient history revolves around this amazing & wonderful site. When you look at the map attached, the ancient Byzantine Basilica is in the center, on the right is Central Dam, on the left is the small Pagan Medicinal Baths where Jesus healed a paralytic man according to the Scripture. Behind the Basilica is the Crusader Chapel & behind that is a Northern Pool & the southern pool is on the right. It's very interesting here the background history from our tour guide. By the Sheep Gate there is a pool which has five "poricoes" called (John 5). The Saith Ann's Church is on the left side. Wow!.....we were so blessed to be here. Lord Jesus we thank you.
Written 29 June 2015
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brit933
Solbjerg, Denmark215 contributions
Mar 2020
The map given us when we paid the entrance was really helpful in finding out where the healing of the lame man took place, and this was another place of living Bible stories
Written 8 March 2020
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Barbara R
Erie, PA940 contributions
Dec 2019 • Couples
From the fifth chapter of the Gospel of John, Jesus miraculously heals a paralyzed man. It is described in the Bible as being near Sheep Gate. It is associated with the site of a pool in the current Muslim quarter near what is now called the Lion's Gate or St Stephen's Gate and the church of St. Anne, that was excavated in late 19th century. BETHESTA, in Hebrew means "house of mercy"
Definitely worth seeing!
Definitely worth seeing!
Written 25 January 2020
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