Overview
The Bible addresses siloam across 14 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in John, Nehemiah and Isaiah. Closely related themes include Sabbath, Miracles of Christ, the, Pool and Afflictions Made Beneficial. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jesus and David.
Key Bible verses about siloam
Old Testament
New Testament
John
And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, anointed: or, spread the clay upon the eyes of the blind man
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.
The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
Some said This is he others said,3754 He is like him: but he said I am he.
Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?
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.
People in the Bible and siloam
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying siloam for yourself
- Begin with Nehemiah 3:15, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how John, Nehemiah and Isaiah each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Jesus and David and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Sabbath, Miracles of Christ, the, Pool and Afflictions Made Beneficial.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about siloam?
The Bible addresses siloam across 14 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in John, Nehemiah and Isaiah. Closely related themes include Sabbath, Miracles of Christ, the, Pool and Afflictions Made Beneficial. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jesus and David.
How many Bible verses are about siloam?
The Bible references siloam in 14 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention siloam?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Nehemiah 3:15: “But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, 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.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with siloam?
Jesus and David.
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