Biblical Site Where Jesus Is Said to Have Healed a Blind Man to Be Excavated and Opened to the Public

Palestinian workers take a break from cleaning the Siloam spring, used by Jewish pilgrims during the Second Temple period, below the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem on January 28, 2007. David Silverman/Getty Images

Israel’s biblical site where Jesus is said to have healed a blind man will be fully open to the public for the first time in two millennia in the near future, according to an announcement on Wednesday before the new year by The Israel Antiquities Authority, the Israel National Parks Authority, and the City of David Foundation.

The Pool of Siloam is located in the southern portion of the City of David and within the Jerusalem Walls National Park area.