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This cave has been called ‘The Well of Souls’ (Arabic: Bir el-Arweh) as some believe this is where the souls of the dead gather to wait for the event of Judgement Day.
originally posted by: Bill1960
a reply to: crankyoldman
Who the hell really bank rolled this scumbag?
Pools of Bethesda — actually a series of reservoirs and medicinal pools — is in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City, north of the Temple Mount and about 50 metres inside St Stephen’s or Lions’ Gate. At that time, the gate was called the Sheep Gate, because this was where sheep were brought to the Temple for sacrifice.
According to the Mishnah, the way that blood was washed from the floor of the Priest's Court where sacrifices were performed was to open the floodgate of the aqueduct directly into the court.
"Living water," that is fresh flowing water, not water from a cistern, was required for the ritual bath (mikveh) used by the temple priests, and for the washings of the temple in connection with the sacrifices.
originally posted by: RelSciHistItSufi
a reply to: EndtheMadnessNow
Sub base equally likely but James Bond is exactly why I thought shark pools... how many other films have shark kill pools featured in? Where did they get the idea from?