▁by ▁He zek iah ▁— ▁if ▁so , ▁all ▁traces ▁of ▁the ▁earlier ▁construction ▁have ▁been ▁destroyed . ▁The ▁pool ▁remained ▁in ▁use ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Jesus . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁John , ▁Jesus ▁sent ▁" a ▁man ▁blind ▁from ▁birth " ▁to ▁the ▁pool ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁he aling . ▁The ▁pool ▁has ▁a ▁symbol ic ▁meaning ▁in ▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁John . ▁Jesus ▁is ▁the ▁one ▁sent ▁by ▁the ▁Father ▁( cf . ▁John ▁ 5 : 3 8 ; ▁ 8 : 4 2 ; ▁ 9 : 4 ; ▁ 1 3 : 2 0 ) ▁who , ▁in ▁turn , ▁sends ▁the ▁man ▁blind ▁from ▁birth ▁to ▁the ▁pool ▁that ▁means ▁“ S ent ” ▁( see ▁narr ative ▁aside ▁in ▁John ▁ 9 : 7 ) ▁to ▁receive ▁sight / ins ight . ▁As ▁a ▁fresh water ▁res er voir , ▁the ▁pool ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁major ▁gather ing ▁place ▁for ▁ancient ▁Jews ▁making ▁religious ▁pil gr images ▁to ▁the ▁city . ▁Some ▁sch ol ars , ▁influenced ▁by ▁Jesus ▁command ing ▁the ▁blind ▁man ▁to ▁was h ▁in ▁the ▁pool , ▁suggest ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁probably ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁m ik v ah ▁( rit ual ▁bath ). ▁However , ▁m ik v ah s ▁are ▁usually ▁much ▁smaller ▁in ▁size , ▁and ▁if ▁the ▁pool ▁were ▁a ▁m ik v ah , ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁largest ▁ever ▁found ▁by ▁a ▁substantial ▁margin . ▁Y o el