Editing Pool of Siloam (section)

===Second Temple period===
[[File:1730 Street Map or Plan of Jerusalem - Geographicus - Jerusalem-uk-1730.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|1730 map showing Jerusalem in Jesus' time, with the Pool of Siloam ("Siloe") outside the city wall at the lower right]]
[[File:City of davidDSCN4616.JPG|thumb|upright=1.2|left|Artist's reconstruction of the pool in the Second Temple period]]
The pool was reconstructed no earlier than the reign of [[Alexander Jannaeus]] (103–76 BCE), although it is not clear whether this pool was in the same location as the earlier pool built by Hezekiah – if so, all traces of the earlier construction have been destroyed. The pool remained in use during the time of [[Jesus]]. According to the [[John 9]], Jesus sent [[healing the man blind from birth|a man blind from birth]] to the pool to complete his healing. As a freshwater reservoir, the pool would have been a major gathering place for ancient Jews making religious pilgrimages to the city. Some scholars, influenced by Jesus commanding the blind man to wash in the pool, suggest that it was probably used as a [[mikvah]] (ritual bath).<ref>{{Bibleverse||John|9:6–11|}}</ref> 

The pool was destroyed and covered after the [[First Jewish–Roman War]] in 70 CE. Dating was indicated by several coins discovered on the stones of the patio near the pool to the north from the days of the War. The latest coin is dated "4 years to the day of the Great Revolt, " meaning 69 CE. In the years following the destruction, winter rains washed [[alluvial|alluvia]] from the hills to the valley and down the slopes of [[Mount Zion]] to the west of the pool; the pool was filled with silt layers (up to 4m in some places) until it was covered completely.