Siloam

[ si-loh-uh m, sahy- ]

/ sɪˈloʊ əm, saɪ- /

a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.

Example sentences from the Web for siloam

The blind beggar washes in the Pool of Siloam, and comes seeing.

The Gospel of St. John |Frederick Denison Maurice
If, then, men were in such want as to drink this water, they would be very glad to get that of Siloam.

Jerusalem Explored, Volume I--Text |Ermete Pierotti
The inscription of Siloam is the oldest known Hebrew inscription.

The Expositor's Bible |F. W. Farrar
Siloam Cottage—just a little way past Salem—you cant miss the way.

Salem Chapel, v. 2/2 |Mrs. Oliphant

They say the people in Siloam are the greatest thieves in Syria; and nobody dares to meddle with them.

The Bertrams |Anthony Trollope

Siloam

/ (saɪˈləʊəm, sɪ-) /

Bible a pool in Jerusalem where Jesus cured a man of his blindness (John 9)