Shelah
Shelah, also called Shiloah, the King's Pool, or Siloam, was a pool in Jerusalem fed by the Gihon Spring via Hezekiah's Tunnel.
The name Shelah means “that breaks; that unties; that undresses”
PlaceOld & New Testaments4 books6 verses
Summary
A location in Jerusalem first mentioned at Nehemiah 2:14; referred to as Shelah (שֶׁ֫לַח), Shiloah (שִׁלֹחַ), King's/ Pool (מֶ֫לֶךְ בְּרֵכָה), or Siloam (Σιλωάμ).
Events
Dates are approximate
- Blind Man Healedc. AD 29
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- ΣιλωάμSiloam
- מֶ֫לֶךְ+H1295G«H1295=בְּרֵכָהKing's Pool
- שִׁלֹחַShiloah
- שֶׁ֫לַחShelah
Mentions
- Nehemiah 2:14מֶ֫לֶךְ+H1295G«H1295=בְּרֵכָה · King's PoolThen I went on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but there was no room for the animal under me to get through;
- Nehemiah 3:15שֶׁ֫לַח · ShelahThe Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.
- Isaiah 8:6שִׁלֹחַ · Shiloah“Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoiced in Rezin and the son of Remaliah,
- Luke 13:4Σιλωάμ · SiloamOr those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?
- John 9:7Σιλωάμ · SiloamThen He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.
- John 9:11Σιλωάμ · SiloamHe answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”