The uncovered dam is officially the biggest and oldest ever found in Jerusalem - at around 2,800 years old - and was built to help the city deal with droughts in ancient times This Israeli dam is the oldest of all Jerusalem (Image: AFP via Getty Images)

An ancient dam has been dug up in Jerusalem just a stone’s throw from the very spot where Jesus supposedly gave a blind man his sight back using a bit of mud and water. ‌

The massive wall, nearly 2,800 years old, turned up near the Pool of Siloam during a recent dig in the City of David, a key archeological site when it comes to biblical excavations. This is the same place the Bible reckons Jesus told the man to wash his eyes and, before he knew it, he could see again. ‌

John 9:10-11 states: "'How then were your eyes open

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