Natural feature
Pool of Siloam
Ancient stepped pool where a Second Temple spring reservoir was rediscovered under a broken sewer pipe.
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Location
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Pool of Siloam in Jerusalem's City of David starts with a 2004 backhoe strike that shattered a sewage pipe and hit ancient stone steps instead of mud. It traces fifteen centuries in which pilgrims washed at the wrong site, the Byzantine church built there in the 400s, and archaeologists Ronny Reich and Eli Shukron's dig to uncover the real pool. Look for the coins pressed into the plaster by workmen over two thousand years ago, dating the steps beneath your feet.
This audio guide was created using AI.