Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Bethesda?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Pool of Bethesda.

First appears in John 5:2 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical pool. Modern identification: Pool of Bethesda.

Bethesda is represented in the local geography layer as Pool of Bethesda. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in John 5:2 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 1 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 1 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 9 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 22 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 31 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Bethesda today

Travel to Bethesda, the modern-day Pool of Bethesda.

Bethesda is commonly identified with Pool of Bethesda, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Bethesda is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Pool of Bethesda

31.781°N · 35.236°E

Key passages

Appears in

John

1 chapter · 1 verse mention