Pool of Bethesda
by Ginger Repke
Title
Pool of Bethesda
Artist
Ginger Repke
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Photograph - Photography
Description
A beautiful ruin rich in history, the Pool of Bethesda site in the old city of Jerusalem, Israel. Can you imagine sitting here with deep water waiting and hoping for healing, a stirring in the water, the strength to reach the pool. It was suggested that the pool was very deep. The three pillers toward the back are possibly a portion of the southern pool. The archway about three-quarters back is probably one of the supports for Saint Mary of the Probatic (the Byzantine church). The right side is likely to be the dam which seperated the two pools.
Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had. And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole? The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me. Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
John 5:2-8
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June 11th, 2019
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Brian Tada
Ginger, what a blessing to see the Bible come alive in this stunning capture! Massive blessings on this image. F/L