“Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.”
Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. — the archaeological precision (Sheep Gate, five porticoes) anchors the narrative in historical geography. Bethesda (Beth-hasda, 'house of mercy') is the place of healing, ironically the place where Jesus' healing power will be displayed and rejected.
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