Jordan

The Jordan is a river that runs from the Hermon hills to the Dead Sea. In Old Testament times the Jordan formed the boundary between the land of Canaan and Transjordan. From the New Testament we know the Jordan especially as the river in which John the Baptist baptised Jesus.

Course of the River

Related Bible passages

Genesis 13.10 Numbers 32.19 - Numbers 32.22 Judges 12.5 - Judges 12.6 Mark 1.4 - Mark 1.11 Matthew 3.1 - Matthew 3.17 Luke 3.1 - Luke 3.22 John 1.28 - John 1.34

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