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Biblical Pool in Israel to Reopen, 2,000 Years Later-by Benjamin Weinthal Rendering of the Pool of Siloam, Second Temple period (Shalom Kveller, City of David Archives). Source:Meforum Published originally under the title “Biblical Site Where Jesus Healed Blind Man Excavated for Public View: ‘Affirms Scripture.'” JERUSALEM — The Israel Antiquities Authority, the Israel National Parks Authority and the City of David Foundation announced days before the new year that the Pool of Siloam, a biblical site cherished by Christians and Jews, will be open to the public for the first time in 2,000 years in the near future. “The Pool of Siloam’s excavation is highly significant to Christians around the world,” American Pastor John Hagee, the founder and chairman of Christians United for Israel, told Fox News Digital. “It was at this site that Jesus healed the blind man (John:9), and it is at this site that, 2,000 years ago, Jewish ...