Tower of Siloam

For the Arab village and neighborhood, see Silwan. For the ancient city and contemporary Jewish neighborhood, see City of David.
James Tissot, The Tower of Siloam
See also: Pool of Siloam

The Tower of Siloam (Greek: ὁ πύργος ἐν τῷ Σιλωάμ, ho pyrgos en tō Silōam) was a structure which fell upon 18 people, killing them. Siloam is a neighborhood south of Jerusalem's Old City. In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus refers to the tower's collapse and the death of the 18 in a discourse on the need for individual repentance for sin. The incident is mentioned only once in the New Testament, in Luke 13:4,[1] as part of a section with examples inviting repentance contained in verses 13:1–5.[2][3]

  1. ^ Luke 13:4
  2. ^ Luke 13:1–5
  3. ^ Section heading for Luke 13:1–5 in the Jerusalem Bible (1966)