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Three pools are seen on the Tell. The first one is located on the lower southern slope dating to the Roman period during the 3^rd - 4^th centuries AD. The other two pools are located on the top of the northern edge of Tell Al-Kharrar. Rectangular in shape, the southern pool had an inner staircase on the eastern side, and four steps extending the full width of the pool can be seen. Pilgrims would descend into the pool to be baptized.

Two square pools also date from the same Roman period. Ashlars were added near the southwestern corner of the northwestern pool during later periods, possibly used as a staircase to go down into the pool. The pools receive their water supply through canals carried over arches.

More excavations under the damaged floor of the pool have revealed a cistern dating from the Early Roman to Late Byzantine periods. Circular on top, it is built of well-cut sandstone ashlars.