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Crossing the jordan river bible pictures3/25/2023 In modern times more than 90 per cent of its natural flow has been diverted for domestic and agricultural use. The course of the Jordan River (Wikimedia) Jordan is diverted and pollutedīecause its waters are a vital resource for the dry lands of the region, the Jordan has been a source of contention among Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and the Palestinians. Maintained by a kibbutz, it is a popular place for Christian pilgrims to renew their baptismal promises - or for new Christians to be baptised, often in white robes and undergoing total immersion in the mild waters of the Jordan. While the Jordanian location was inaccessible, a modern site commemorating Christ’s baptism was established at Yardenit in Israel, at the southern end of the Sea of Galilee. ![]() Jordan’s new Baptism Archaeological Park contains the remains of a Byzantine-era monastery featuring at least four churches, one of which is built around a cave believed to be the one that ancient pilgrims called “the cave of John the Baptist”. After clearing nearby minefields, the Jordanian government has made the place accessible to archaeologists, pilgrims and tourists. ![]() Until the 1994 peace treaty between Jordan and Israel, the area was a Jordanian military zone. This is where John lived and baptised, and where Jesus fled for safety after being threatened with stoning in Jerusalem. The place where Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist is believed to be in Jordan, on the east bank of a large loop in the river opposite Jericho.Ī site less than 2km east of the river’s present course, at Wadi Al-Kharrar, has been identified as Bethany Beyond the Jordan.
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