- The Jordan River valley area is one of the most world-famous Bible places.
- The Jordan River is mentioned frequently in the Bible, about 175 times in the Old
Testament and about 15 times in the New Testament.
- Jordan is derived from the Hebrew word pronounced yar-dane, meaning
descender.
- The New Testament Greek word for the Jordan is pronounced ee-or-dan-ace.
"Descender" is an appropriate name for the river as it runs its course from the
heights of its sources near Mount Hermon to the depths of the Dead Sea.
- Due to its winding course, the river itself actually measures nearly 200 miles /
325 kilometers, over twice its direct distance.
- The Jordan River played a significant role in numerous events of Bible history
- The first mention of the Jordan is when Abraham and Lot parted company: "And
Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw that the Jordan valley was well watered
everywhere. Lot chose for himself all the Jordan valley, and Lot journeyed east;
they separated from each other." (Genesis 13:10-11 RSV)
- Jacob was renamed Israel, He arose and took his two wives Leah and Rachael,
his two maids, and his eleven sons, and crossed. He took them and sent them
and likewise everything that he had. And Jacob was left alone; and a man
wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. When the man saw that he did
not prevail against Jacob, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and Jacob's thigh
was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. Then he said, "Let me go, for the
day is breaking." But Jacob said, "I will not let you go, unless you bless me." And
he said to him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Jacob." Then he said, "Your
name shall no more be called Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power
with God and with men, and hast prevailed.(Genesis 32:28)
- At the end of their wilderness journey, after Joshua succeeded Moses as the
leader of the people, the Israelites entered the Promised Land by crossing the
Jordan River that, like the Red Sea was miraculously divided for them (Joshua 3:
15-17).
- The prophets Elijah and Elisha were active on both sides of the Jordan
- The Jordan River was the area where John the Baptist conducted much of his
ministry.
- Jesus Christ was baptized by John in the Jordan River.
- In earlier times, the Israelites possessed the territory of both sides of the Jordan.
- Today the Jordan River forms much of the international boundary between Israel
and the Kingdom of Jordan.
- ACCORDING TO THE WORD OF GOD THE ROLE OF JORDAN IS FAR
FROM BEGIN OVER !!!
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