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Located in the Old City of Jerusalem, near the ancient Sheep Gate, this enormous pool was a social center of mystical healing. According to legend, the angel of God would descend to this place and occasionally stir the water, and the first sick person who entered would be miraculously healed. In this place, according to the Gospel of John, Jesus healed the lame man who had been helpless and hopeless for 38 years.