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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

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A pool in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate, with five covered porches around it. John 5:2 puts the healing of a man who could not walk for thirty-eight years there.

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First, in plain English

A pool in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate, with five covered porches around it. John 5:2 puts the healing of a man who could not walk for thirty-eight years there.

Who this is

Not a person but a pool in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate, surrounded by five covered porches, where John 5:2 sets the healing of a man who had been unable to walk for thirty-eight years. Archaeologists excavating near St. Anne's Church in Jerusalem uncovered a twin pool with five porticoes matching John's description, confirming the site's existence and location.

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The word

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Where it appears
  • John 5:2

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