Hezekiah's Pool - Jerusalem 101

Background Information	Old Testament	New Testament	New Testament (cont.)	Gentile Period (cont.)
1-Biblical Jerusalem	16-Salem, Jebus	33-Ashlar Stones	51-Bethesda Pool	68-Saint Anne's Church
2-History of Jerusalem	17-Milo, Jebusite Wall	34-Temple Mount	52-Holy Sepulcher	69-Sultan's Pool
3a-Map of Today's City	18-Gihon Springs	35-NE of End of Wall	53-Garden Tomb	70-Citadel
3b-The Four Quarters	19-City of David	36-SE End of Wall	54-Fort Antonia	71-Colonnade Column
3c-Photos	20-David's Palace	37-Western Wall	55-Phasael Tower
3d-Silwan	21-Temple Mount	38-West Wall Tunnel	56-Struthion Pool
4-The Walls Today	22-Solomon's Walls	39-Mikvah, Ritual Baths	57-Gethsemane
5-The Gates Today	23-Solomon's Quarries	40-The Large Mikvah	58-Tombs in Hinnom	Miscellaneous
6-Archaeology Periods	24-Broad Wall	41-Wilson's Arch	59-Jerusalem Tombs	Archaeological Finds
7-Archaeology History	25-Hezekiah's Tunnel	42-Warren's Gate	Gentile Period	Jason's Tomb
8-Old Ancient Core	26-Middle Gate	43-Barclay's Gate	60-Ecce Homo	Lazarus' Tomb
9-Kidron Valley	27-Nehemiah's Wall	44-Robinson's Arch	61-Roman Inscription	Tomb of David
10-Central Valley	Hasmonean	45-Western Wall Street	62-Cardo Maximus	Via Dolorosa
11-Hinnom Valley	28-Walls and Towers	46-Western Wall Shops	63-East Cardo:Roman Road	Bazaars
12-Mount of Olives	29-Aqueduct	47-South Temple Wall	64-Nea Church	Hezekiah's Pool
13-Mount Moriah	30-Acra	48-Archaeology Park	65-Al Aqsa Mosque	Lachish and Assyria
14-Western Hill Mt Zion	31-Temple Mount	49-Siloam Road	66-Dome of the Rock	Ancient Artifacts, Period Pieces
15-Ophel	32-Tombs in Kidron	50-Siloam Pool	67-Temple Mount

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Hezekiah's Pool

This is the view of what is called "Hezekiah's Pool" but is thought to be a reservoir from the time of Herod thatreceived water from aqueducts that are still visible outside the Jaffa Gate. It also may have been a quarry outsidethe city where stones were cut for an Old Testament wall to the east of here. Some consider this to be the pool mentioned in Isaiah 36:2 and 2 Kings 18:17 where Sennacherib's field commander met Hezekiah's men "at the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Washerman's Field.". It is located in the Christian Quarterand in this photo is viewed from the Petra Hotel which is just inside the Jaffa Gate across from the Citadel. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is not in the top left corner of the photo. At one time the courtyard around the reservoir was encircled with inns and rest stops for travels and royal couriers. Today these buildings are workshops and up until recently the pool was used as a trash dump. The site has never been excavated but there are plans to do so in the future.

Hezekiah Pool Labeled

Church of Holy Sepulcher and Dome of the Rock in the background.

Map of Hezekiah's Pool

Hezekiah's Pool with water

Hezekiah's Pool

The floor of Hezekiah's Pool in June of 2010 (Photo taken from the top of Petra Hotel)

Hezekiah Pool

Hezekiah's Pool labeled

Stairs in Petra Hotel leading up to view of Hezekiah's Tunnel

Stairs in Petra Hotel leading up to view of Hezekiah's Tunnel

Stairs in Petra Hotel leading up to view of Hezekiah's Tunnel

Stairs in Petra Hotel leading up to view of Hezekiah's Tunnel

Here is a link to archaeology research and an excavation near the Joppa Gate showing how the aqueduct connected to the Pool of Hezekiah - http://www.hadashot-esi.org.il/report_detail_eng.asp?id=1779&mag_id=118 ...

Here is part of the article from the above link:

"The High-level Aqueduct to Jerusalem. A section of the aqueduct (length 110 m) that terminates in Hezekiah’s Pool was exposed 4 m below ground level. The western part of the section extends from west to east (Fig. 1: A), after which the aqueduct turns to the southeast (Fig. 1: B) and crosses the wall perpendicularly; afterward, it changes direction to the east–northeast (Fig. 1: C) and continues to the southwestern corner of Hezekiah’s Pool. The point where the aqueduct enters the pool (Fig. 7) is c. 5–7 m above the floor of the pool, which is today covered with refuse. A plastered stone slide delimited by two walls (c. 1.5 × 1.5 m) was built at the aqueduct’s outlet into the pool. The base of the aqueduct (height 0.75 m; Fig. 8), founded on the bedrock, was built of fieldstones bonded with cement. The sides of the aqueduct (height 0.6–1.0 m) were built on the base, utilizing different size dressed stones, some in secondary use. The width of the channel tapers toward the bottom of the aqueduct (width 0.18–0.55 m). Limestone covering slabs (0.6–1.0 × 1.0 m, thickness 0.1–0.2 m) were placed atop the sides of the aqueduct. Inspection shafts, most of which were circular and a few square, were built in the ceiling of the channel at 15 m intervals. A small pool (1.25 × 2.30 m; Fig. 9) was incorporated in the aqueduct c. 30 m west of the southwestern corner of Hezekiah’s Pool. The ceiling of the pool was arched and an opening was installed in its southeastern corner." (notes taken from http://www.hadashot-esi.org.il/report_detail_eng.asp?id=1779&mag_id=118 )

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