Pool of Bethesda
The Pool of Bethesda is referred to in John's Gospel in the Christian New Testament, in an account of Jesus healing a paralyzed man at a pool of water in Jerusalem, described as being near the Sheep Gate and surrounded by five covered colonnades or porticoes.
Berthold Werner, Public domain.- Tourist attraction
- …is also known as “Bethesda Pool”
- …is partly wheelchair accessible
- Description: reservoir in Jerusalem
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Anne Church and Dome of the Rock.
Saint Anne Church
The Church of Saint Anne is a French Catholic church…
Dome of the Rock
The Dome of the Rock is an octagonal Islamic shrine… Dome of the Rock is situated 390 metres south of Pool of Bethesda.
Dome of the Rock
The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque… Dome of the Rock is situated 590 metres south of Pool of Bethesda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Jerusalem and Muslim Quarter.
East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem is the part of Jerusalem that belongs to the Palestinian territories.
Muslim Quarter
The Muslim Quarter is one of the four sectors of the ancient, walled Old City of Jerusalem.
Pool of Bethesda
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Latitude
31.78147° or 31° 46′ 53″ north
Longitude
35.23599° or 35° 14′ 10″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6JP+H9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Wolof—“Pool of Bethesda” goes by many names.
بركة بيت حسداArabic
Betzatako urmaelaBasque
Poull BetesdaBreton
ВитездаBulgarian
BetzatàCatalan
毕士大池Chinese
畢士大池Chinese
BethesdaCzech
Baden van BethesdaDutch
Pool of BethesdaDutch
بركة بيت حسداEgyptian Arabic
Lageto BetesdaEsperanto
BetesdaFinnish
Betesdan allasFinnish
ΒηθεσδάGreek
בית חסדאHebrew
בריכות בית חסדאHebrew
בריכות הצאןHebrew
בריכת בית חסדאHebrew
בריכת הצאןHebrew
बैतहसदाHindi
बैतहसदा का कुंडHindi
BethesdaHungarian
Bethesda fürdőHungarian
BetesdaIndonesian
Piscina di BetesdaItalian
Piscina di BetzaetaItalian
Piscina ProbaticaItalian
ベセスダのプールJapanese
ベトザタの池Japanese
베데스다 못Korean
베데스다 연못Korean
벳자타 못Korean
벳자타 연못Korean
БетездаMacedonian
BetesdaNorwegian Bokmål
BetesdaNorwegian Nynorsk
BetesdadammenNorwegian Nynorsk
تالاب بیت حسداPersian
Sadzawka OwczaPolish
Scăldătoarea BetezdaRomanian
ВифездаRussian
Исцеление расслабленного при овчей купелиRussian
Овечья купельRussian
ВитездаSerbian
BetesdaSwedish
பெத்சதாக் குளம்Tamil
Beytesta HavuzuTurkish
БетездаUkrainian
ВіфездаUkrainian
حوض بیت حسداUrdu
Llyn BethesdaWelsh
BetesdaWolof
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