Pool of Bethesda

The Pool of Bethesda lay near the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem, ringed by five covered porticoes where the sick and the disabled would gather. There Jesus found a man who had been ill for thirty-eight years and asked whether he wished to be made well. With a word Jesus healed him and told him to take up his mat and walk.

• Also known as: Bethesda, Bethzatha, Pool of the Sheep Gate
• Role: Healing pool in Jerusalem
• Key Scripture: John 5:2, John 5:8

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