Editing Language of Jesus (section)

===Pool of Bethesda (Βηθεσδά)===
[[Gospel of John|John]] 5:2
: ''Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called [[Pool of Bethesda|Bethesda]] and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades.''

''Bethesda'' was originally the name of a pool in [[Jerusalem]], on the path of the Beth Zeta Valley, and is also known as the ''Sheep Pool''. Its name in Aramaic means "House of Grace". It is associated with [[healing]]. In [[John 5]], [[Jesus]] was reported healing a man at the pool.

For other Aramaic place names in the New Testament beginning with ''beth'' ("house of"), see  [[Bethabara]], [[Bethany (biblical village)|Bethany]], [[Bethphage]] and [[Bethsaida]] and [[Bethlehem]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S5GJaakRvPgC&pg=PA51|title=The Uttermost Part of the Earth: A Guide to Places in the Bible|last=Losch|first=Richard R.|date=2005|publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing|isbn=978-0-8028-2805-7|language=en}}</ref>

In Aramaic, "Bethesda" could be spelled בית חסדא.