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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(sent). (1) The celebrated pool, or tank, at
Jerusalem
, on the
south
side, near the opening of the Tyrophean
valley
into the
Kidron
valley. Originally a part of the water supply of the city (
Neh. 3:15
15
But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David. (Nehemiah 3:15)
;
Isa. 8:6
6
Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son; (Isaiah 8:6)
;
John 9:7-11
7
And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
8
The neighbors therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
9
Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.
10
Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?
11
He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight. (John 9:7‑11)
). (2) An Unlocated
tower
whose fall killed eighteen men (
Luke 13:4
4
Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? (Luke 13:4)
).
Siloam
still retains its ancient name under the form of the Arabic Silwan. It is partly hewn from
rock
and partly built with masonry. A flight of steps leads down to it. It is no longer a
natural
spring
of fresh, limpid water, but is fed from the
Fountain
of the
Virgin
through a rock tunnel over 1700 feet in length. The waters are brackish and colored, and the walls and steps in ruins.
“Siloah, Siloam” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
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A pool on the
south
of
Jerusalem
near the
west
slope of the
Kidron
valley
. It is mentioned in the
Old
Testament
as being “by the king’s
garden
” when the walls of Jerusalem were being rebuilt by
Nehemiah
(
Neh. 3:15
15
But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David. (Nehemiah 3:15)
). In
Isaiah 8:6
6
Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son; (Isaiah 8:6)
, under the name of SHILOAH, it is used symbolically: the people refused its waters that went softly, preferring
Syria
and the king of
Israel
: the strong waters of
Assyria
should sweep them away. In the
New
Testament the
man
born blind, after being anointed with clay, was sent to wash at Siloam, which signifies “sent.” Christ being the Sent One, we are figuratively taught that
light
comes when Christ in humiliation is known as the Sent One of
God
(
John 9:7,11
7
And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing. (John 9:7)
11
He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight. (John 9:11)
).
The pool still exists under the name of the
Birket Silwan
. It is supplied with water from a
fountain
higher up the
hill
, called the
Virgin
’s Fountain. Several travelers have passed through the
passage
that connects the two, in some parts walking erect, and
sometimes
stooping, sometimes kneeling, and sometimes crawling on all fours. A short inscription was found at the pool, but which merely said that the passage was begun at both ends simultaneously, and met in the middle. The letters are ancient, which has led to the supposition that the passage was made in the days of
Hezekiah
, who made alterations in the watercourses (
2 Chron. 32:3-4
3
He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him.
4
So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water? (2 Chronicles 32:3‑4)
). The flow of the water is intermitting, as if regulated by an underground siphon. In the
winter
the water rises
three
or four
times
a
day
, but in the
summer
only once in several days. The superfluous water flows in a channel cut in the
rock
to the gardens below. The pool is about 53 feet long, 18 feet wide, and 19 feet deep.
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Siloam Tunnel – Hezekiah’s Tunnel
“Siloam, Tower in” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
Nothing is known of the falling of this
tower
except what the
scripture
states in
Luke 13:4
4
Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? (Luke 13:4)
. The
village
of
Siloam
is on the
east
slope of the
Kidron
valley
, curiously formed as if ancient tombs had been appropriated, so that the houses appear to be clinging to the sides of the
hill
; it is not, however, known whether the tower was in any way connected with this village.
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Number:
4611
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Greek:
Σιλωάμ
Transliteration:
Siloam
Phonic:
sil-o-am’
Meaning:
of Hebrew origin (
7975
); Siloam (i.e. Shiloach), a pool of Jerusalem
KJV Usage:
Siloam
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
Greek for Siloah
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
One sent; dart; branch:―name of a tower, also of a pool in Jerusalem [SHILOAH and SILOAH], John 9:7. {Emissarius}
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