{"id":7169,"date":"2021-11-11T21:21:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T05:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seesababa.com\/?page_id=7169"},"modified":"2023-04-07T21:59:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-08T04:59:07","slug":"samariaandtheapproaches-jordan-river","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.storyoftheland.com\/zh\/walking-the-holy-land\/bibleland-samariaandtheapproaches\/samariaandtheapproaches-jordan-river\/","title":{"rendered":"bibleland-04-samaria-and-the-approaches-01-jordan-river"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7169\" class=\"elementor elementor-7169\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d6f69e3 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"2d6f69e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ed81c0\" data-id=\"9ed81c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ac03a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51ac03a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">welcome to <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3964153 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3964153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Jordan River<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d62126f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d62126f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bbae69d\" data-id=\"5bbae69d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74321100 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"74321100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"\/walking-the-holy-land\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Gift of The Land<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aacbf97 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4aacbf97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"\/bibleland-samariaandtheapproaches\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Samaria and the Approaches<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a1b9a12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a1b9a12\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ac13a01\" data-id=\"2ac13a01\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69cee1ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69cee1ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The name Jordan in Hebrew is \u05d9\u05e8\u05d3\u05df (Yarden) which means \u201cto descend\u201d.\u00a0 The <strong>Jordan River<\/strong> is exactly <strong><em>a descending river<\/em><\/strong>!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3141cd1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3141cd1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Jordan River is Israel&#8217;s first major river, and it is an important area of Canaan.\u00a0 Water originating from northern Mt. Hermon, the highest mountain in Israel, flows south through the Sea of Galilee into the Jordan Rift Valley, passing through the city of Adam, descending to the lowest sea level on earth at the Dead Sea.\u00a0 The Jordan River along the way has many streams.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37188128 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37188128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How long and how wide is the Jordan River?\u00a0 To be honest, you will get different answers from different sources, such as the internet, reputable websites or reference books.\u00a0 The figures below are quoted from Dr. Carl Rasmussen:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc60484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dc60484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;The Lower Jordan River is a 65 mi. [105 km.] portion of the Rift Valley that stretches from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea.\u00a0 Because of its winding nature its actual length is about 135 mi. [215 km.].\u00a0 Prior to all of these diversionary usages the Jordan was about a 100 ft. [30 m.] wide and 3 to 10 ft. [1 to 3 m.] deep \u2014 swelling in the floods of spring to almost a mile [1.6 km.] in places.\u201d<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-084e5e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"084e5e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A number of things happened in the Jordan River.\u00a0 Below are some examples.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a278c13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a278c13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt was the place where God\u2019s Chosen People first crossed the Jordan River into the Promised Land:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daead37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"daead37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Joshua 1:2<\/strong> \u201cMoses my servant is dead.\u00a0 Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them\u2014to the Israelites.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbf77f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbf77f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt was the place where Elijah and Elisha divided the water and crossed over on dry ground:  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa5a69a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa5a69a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>2 Kings 2:6-8\u00a0&#8220;<\/strong><sup><strong> 6 <\/strong><\/sup> Then Elijah said to him, \u201cStay here; the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.\u201d And he replied, \u201cAs surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.\u201d So the two of them walked on. <sup><strong> 7<\/strong><\/sup> Fifty men from the company of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing the place where Elijah and Elisha had stopped at the Jordan. <sup><strong>8 <\/strong><\/sup> Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up and struck the water with it. The water divided to the right and to the left, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f5d2c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f5d2c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt was the place where John the Baptist baptized Jesus:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bb35de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bb35de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Matthew 3:13-17 &#8220;<\/strong>\n<sup><strong> 13 <\/strong><\/sup> Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. <sup><strong> 14 <\/strong><\/sup> But John tried to deter him, saying, \u201cI need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?\u201d<sup><strong> 15 <\/strong><\/sup> Jesus replied, \u201cLet it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.\u201d Then John consented.<sup><strong> 16 <\/strong><\/sup> As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. <sup><strong> 17 <\/strong><\/sup> And a voice from heaven said, \u201cThis is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.\u201d&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c272d51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c272d51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLet\u2019s explore this miraculous place!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6504a279 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6504a279\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40b36f5d\" data-id=\"40b36f5d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f0ea11f elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f0ea11f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d6f639\" data-id=\"6d6f639\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7acfd346\" data-id=\"7acfd346\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781a3d62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"781a3d62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Map - waters descend to the Dead Sea<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17465e65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17465e65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril is the harvest time in Israel.  During this time the snow and ice from Mt Hermon would melt causing water to flood both sides, flow through the Sea of Galilee into the Jordan Rift Valley, pass through the city of Adam (as you can see from the map in the middle north), and descend to the lowest sea level on earth at the Dead Sea.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f31fd92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f31fd92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMap credited to the \u201cRegions on the Run\u201d published by James Monson with Steven P Lancaster.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6900bf elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"c6900bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b93ac elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0b93ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A miracle: The flood water was stopped<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6da0b83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6da0b83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDid you know that miracles happened thousands of years ago that made the flood water stop at the city of Adam so that God\u2019s Chosen People could cross the dry ground of the Jordan River (opposite Jericho)?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-609f45d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"609f45d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Joshua 3:14-17\u00a0&#8220;<\/strong><sup><strong>14 <\/strong><\/sup>So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them. <sup><strong> 15 <\/strong><\/sup> Now the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest. Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water\u2019s edge, <sup><strong> 16 <\/strong><\/sup> the water from upstream stopped flowing. It piled up in a heap a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan, while the water flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho. <sup><strong> 17 <\/strong><\/sup> The priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord stopped in the middle of the Jordan and stood on dry ground, while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground.&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e8c818 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e8c818\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0edbe74\" data-id=\"0edbe74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d06dd9a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d06dd9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d968b4\" data-id=\"7d968b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0262ed4\" data-id=\"0262ed4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-991f927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"991f927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Soldiers on patrol<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f19048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f19048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe baptismal place of the Jordan River has two sides: Qasr-el-Yahud on the west belongs to Israel and Wadi-al-Kharrar on the east belongs to Jordan.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e7cbfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e7cbfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The picture shows that an Israelite soldier on the side of Qasr-el-Yahud made sure that nobody was crossing over, the same as the other side with Jordanian soldiers.\u00a0 It is because of the Israeli-Jordan Peace Agreement between Jordan and Israel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e92f5da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e92f5da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Qasr-el-Yahud belonged to Jordan until 1968.\u00a0 Israel won the Six-Day War in 1967, and the Jordan River became the boundary between Israel and Jordan.\u00a0 However, this site was not opened until 2011 due to 4,000 mines that needed to be cleared.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d1798 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73d1798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An iron fence is installed between Israel and Jordan in the middle of the River.\u00a0 No one can swim across to the other side!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19141e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19141e1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cd1be8\" data-id=\"3cd1be8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c443b36 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c443b36\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-64313d3\" data-id=\"64313d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd909e2\" data-id=\"cd909e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab82dc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab82dc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">qasr-el-yahud<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48788e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48788e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Qasr-al-Yahud \u05e7\u05d0\u05e1\u05e8 \u05d0\u05dc \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d3 means the Palace of the Jews.\u00a0 It is on the west side of the Jordan River.\u00a0 \u00a0Most Christians go to this site for baptism because they believe it is the place where John the Baptist baptized Jesus.\u00a0 This side belongs to the border of Israel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b210e05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b210e05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The east side (with the wood shade in the picture) of the Jordan River is called Wadi-al-Kharrar.\u00a0 Some claim that Jesus was baptized at Wadi-al-Kharra.\u00a0 It is under the control of Jordan.\u00a0 The river is divided by an iron fence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7425059 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7425059\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a6dd7c\" data-id=\"1a6dd7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f50bf13 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"f50bf13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411d515 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"411d515\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where was Jesus baptized? Qasr-el-Yahud oR Wadi-al-Kharrar?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c13b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c13b8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccording to John 1:24-28, when John the Baptist answered the Pharisees, he mentioned a place called Bethany:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34261a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34261a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>John 1:24-28\u00a0&#8220;<\/strong>\n<sup><strong> 24 <\/strong><\/sup> Now the Pharisees who had been sent <sup><strong> 25 <\/strong><\/sup> questioned him, \u201cWhy then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?\u201d<sup><strong> 26 <\/strong><\/sup> \u201cI baptize with water,\u201d John replied, \u201cbut among you stands one you do not know. <sup><strong> 27 <\/strong><\/sup> He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.\u201d<sup><strong> 24 <\/strong><\/sup> This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b656c7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b656c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the Bible, there are two places named Bethany; one is near the Mount of Olives where Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead (John 11:38-44); another one is east of Jericho where Qasr-el-Yahud and Wadi-al-Kharrar are located.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bb913f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bb913f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUNESCO has declared Bethany Beyond the Jordan a World Heritage site, identifying Wadi-al-Kharrar on the Jordan side as the location where Jesus&#8217; baptism is believed to have taken place. The Vatican and Orthodox Christian patriarchs and top church officials have given their blessings to the site.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e32fe62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e32fe62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No matter which side is the exact side for the baptism of Jesus, it is all about economics.\u00a0 Israel roughly has 750,000 visitors a year to its baptism site and Jordan\u2019s baptism site roughly has 250,000 visitors annually.\u00a0 It is all about the millions of dollars in annual tourist revenue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8df7188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8df7188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/05\/29\/863380875\/where-jesus-was-baptized-jordan-vies-with-israel-for-tourists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e534a9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e534a9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-443f365\" data-id=\"443f365\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-34ee972 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34ee972\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-33b5b88\" data-id=\"33b5b88\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cedf2fa\" data-id=\"cedf2fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cef6a19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cef6a19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">a leap of faith<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b633c36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b633c36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the picture, a group of bible believers celebrated a \u201creborn\u201d person who has a new heart and spirit eternally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0287e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0287e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn our Tanakh the book of Ezekiel 36:26 says: \u201cI will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df0df88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df0df88\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2228dba\" data-id=\"2228dba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bdd590 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"7bdd590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85de0bb elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85de0bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How can I have a new heart and a new spirit that will dwell within me?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed61f7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed61f7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In John 3:1-5, there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council.&nbsp; He believed Jesus had come from God as no one could perform the signs Jesus was doing.&nbsp; Jesus replied to him that no one could see the kingdom of God unless they were born again.&nbsp; &nbsp;Nicodemus did not understand how a human could enter a second time into the womb to be born.&nbsp; Jesus answered that no one could enter the kingdom of God unless they were born of water and the Spirit.&nbsp; Jesus further explained that &#8220;everyone who believes may have eternal life in Him.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20267c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20267c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTherefore, how can a person have a new heart and a new spirit eternally? The answer is in the verse of <strong>John 3:16<\/strong> below:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9652e7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9652e7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42add91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42add91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some people say it takes a big leap to believe in Jesus; I would say it would be a big loss NOT to believe in Jesus after you hear His words!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>welcome to Jordan River Gift of The Land Samaria and the Approaches The name Jordan in Hebrew is \u05d9\u05e8\u05d3\u05df (Yarden) which means \u201cto descend\u201d.\u00a0 The Jordan River is exactly a descending river!\u00a0 The Jordan River is Israel&#8217;s first major river, and it is an important area of Canaan.\u00a0 Water originating from northern Mt. 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