Jordan River

¹ Cultural  

1. A river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea. John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan.

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Jordan River ² Cultural  

1. River in northern Israel, flowing south through the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea.

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In the Bible (see also Bible), the Jordan was the scene of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist.

Example Sentences

They checked their neighborhood, nearby communities and the Jordan River that runs behind their home.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2024

And those places stretched across the land, from Jericho and Safed near the Jordan River in the east, to Jaffa and Haifa on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea in the west.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2023

Far to the south of Çatalhöyük, in the Jordan River valley east of Jerusalem, was an even older Neolithic city, Jericho.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Topol’s charity, Jordan River Village, announced the death Thursday but did not provide further details.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2023

And so we would sometimes hum melodies evoking the gentle waters of the Jordan River and the majestic sanctity of Jerusalem.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel