and guided tours in the Jericho area. On Tuesday, the Jordan River crossings (Kasser Al-Yahud) hosted an event commemorating the historic crossing of the Jordan River by the Israelites ...

The Bible mentions that they crossed “opposite Jericho (Joshua 3: 16 ... who wrote one of the first maps of the Jordan River (and Dead Sea), said the river was 70 yards (about ¾ of a ...

Areas like Jericho were well known in ancient periods ... The bushes presented on the Madaba Map are of a generic plant growing around the Dead Sea and the Jordan River. “The plant in the Jordan ...

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ALONG THE JORDAN RIVER (AP) — The Bible says Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River. The river’s eastern bank, modern-day Jordan, and its western one both house baptismal sites, where rituals ...

JERICHO, West Bank — There are two dramas playing out today along the banks of the River Jordan, representing the two most powerful forces shaping politics in and around Israel. Tell me which ...