The following are some of the principal pools mentioned in Scripture: pool of Hezekiah (2 Kings 20:20 ), upper and lower pools of Gihon (Isaiah 7:3; Isaiah 22:9 ), old pool (Isaiah 22:11 ), King's pool at Jerusalem (Nehemiah 2:14 ), pool of Bethesda (John 5:2 ,John 5:2,5:4 ,John 5:4,5:7 ), and pool of Siloam (John 9:7 ,John 9:7,9:11 ). Solomon also made pools to water his nursery (Ecclesiastes 2:6 ).

Most of the pools near the cities were carved from stone, fed by rainwater channeled into them by channels cut in the rock. Pools were natural meeting places (John 9:7 ). Pools are also used as an illustration of God's power to transform the barren into something fruitful (Isaiah 41:18 ), judgment (Isaiah 42:15 ), and the beauty of a woman's eyes (Song of Song of Solomon 7:4 ). See Cistern : Reservoir; Pond .

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