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#65002. mementoflash
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Are there any sites in Israel that archeologists agree truely correspond to a place referred to in the Bible of an event that involved Jesus?
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xfacilitatorx
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They seem to think that they have found the pool in which the Leper was Commanded by Jesus to "Get up".
John 5
1 After these things was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem, at the sheepgate, a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In these lay a multitude of sick, blind, lame, withered, [awaiting the moving of the water. 4 For an angel descended at a certain season in the pool and troubled the water. Whoever therefore first went in after the troubling of the water became well, whatever disease he laboured under.] 5 But there was a certain man there who had been suffering under his infirmity thirty and eight years. 6 Jesus seeing this [man] lying [there], and knowing that he was [in that state] now a great length of time, says to him, Wouldest thou become well? 7 The infirm [man] answered him, Sir, I have not a man, in order, when the water has been troubled, to cast me into the pool; but while I am coming another descends before me. 8 Jesus says to him, Arise, take up thy couch and walk. 9 And immediately the man became well, and took up his couch and walked: and on that day was sabbath.
If I am right this is the pool I heard of on the News not so long ago.
Apr 24 06, 10:36 PM
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lanfranco
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This is the Pool of Bethesda (I've seen the spelling "Bethzatha" used of late). I couldn't find a recent news story for you, since the identification was made actually many years ago by Conrad Schick, but here's a site, which quotes from old source. Note that that there have been competing identifications:
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pool_of_Bethesda
Apr 25 06, 2:55 PM
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Arpeggionist
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The site is known around here as "Beit Zayit", a town outside Jerusalem.
Some claim to have discovered the house where Jesus turned water into wine as well.
And then of course, in the Old City of Jerusalem, as I've said, you can easily take a walk down the Via Dolorosa, and explore the final mile Jesus walked.
Apr 25 06, 4:25 PM
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lanfranco
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But again, the "Via Dolorosa" is a traditional site, not one for which there is archaeological evidence.
New Testament sites, unlike several Old Testament areas, have virtually no archaeological support. One problem is that certain of the most venerated sites were picked out by Constantine's mother, St. Helena, who simply walked around Jerusalem and and environs and got "feelings" about various locations. The Holy Sepulchre and Golgotha are among these. There were some traditional sites venerated by Christians back there in the 4th century, but confirming excavations are today quite difficult to undertake -- and there won't be any 1st-century inscriptions reading "Jesus Christ was here."
On the Via Dolorosa:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Dolorosa
Apr 25 06, 5:44 PM
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