Jordan River
Dead Sea source
The Jordan River is a waterway in the Middle East flowing south from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea, forming part of the border between Israel and Jordan.
It holds deep significance in Jewish and Christian tradition—the Israelites crossed it entering the Promised Land, and Jesus was baptized in its waters.
We visited the Jordan River on our pilgrimage.
Prophet who baptized the Messiah
- JesusChristian faith's divine son
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- immersionState of being submerged
sacrament · purification · Holy Land · pilgrimage · disciples · Gospels · testament · salvation
Landlocked hypersaline lake
- Sea of GalileeFreshwater lake in Israel
- GalileeBiblical northern territory
- West BankOccupied Palestinian territories
- Rift ValleyElongated lowland from faulting
Negev · tributary · watershed · drainage · confluence · freshwater · channel · downstream
Middle Eastern nation
- PalestineLevantine coastal region
- West BankOccupied Palestinian territories
- borderOuter edge or limit
- water rightsLegal allocation of H2O
treaty · disputed · conflict · peace accord · territorial · occupation · sovereignty · partition
Directed flow of charge
- streamSteady continuous flow
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- rapidsTurbulent river section
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
erosion · irrigation · water level · dam · reservoir · drought · diversion · canal
Middle Eastern nomadic herder
- kibbutzIsraeli communal farm
- PetraRock-carved Jordanian ruins
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- sacredWorthy of reverence
heritage · archaeological · ancient · historical · tourism
John the Baptist
Prophet who baptized the Messiah
- JesusChristian faith's divine son
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- christeningCeremony naming a child
immersion · sacrament · purification · Holy Land · pilgrimage · disciples · Gospels · testament · salvation · rebirth
Dead Sea
Landlocked hypersaline lake
- Sea of GalileeFreshwater lake in Israel
- GalileeBiblical northern territory
- West BankOccupied Palestinian territories
Rift Valley · Negev · tributary · watershed · drainage · confluence · freshwater · channel · downstream · upstream
Israel
Middle Eastern nation
water rights · treaty · disputed · conflict · peace accord · territorial · occupation · sovereignty · partition · armistice
current
Directed flow of charge
discharge · erosion · irrigation · water level · dam · reservoir · drought · diversion · canal · gauge
Bedouin
Middle Eastern nomadic herder
- kibbutzIsraeli communal farm
- PetraRock-carved Jordanian ruins
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
sacred · heritage · archaeological · ancient · historical · tourism
- Ancient CanaanCanaan, Jericho, Hebron, Gaza, Canaanites
- Biblical GeographyHoly Land, Israel, Judea, Galilee, Canaan
- Biblical PlacesCanaan, Sinai, Mount Sinai, Jericho, Red Sea
- Holy LandJerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Israel, Palestine
- Israeli PlacesTel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Beersheba, Nazareth
- JordanAmman, Petra, Dead Sea, Hashemite, dinar
Jordan RiverEuphrates River
Major Iraqi watercourse
Nile River · Tigris River · Red Sea · Dead Sea · Acheron
Jordan RiverNile River
Africa's longest watercourse
Euphrates River · Tigris River · Amazon River · Indus River · Ganges River
river, rivers, rivulet, Jordan, riverbed, riverine, Jordanian, Jordanians