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Jordan – a water area mentioned in 202 verses in the Bible

Water area

Jordans udløb i Søen. Fra stor højde på vejen øst for Korazin. 1999. Foto: Hartvig Wagner, EuroPLOT

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Jordan

Heb. Yarden, “the descender;” Arab. Nahr-esh-Sheriah, “the watering-place” the chief river of Palestine. It flows from north to south down a deep valley in the centre of the country. The name descend…

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Jordan

jor'-dan (yarden, "flowing downward"; 'Iordanes): 1. Source: The Jordan river proper begins at the junction of four streams (the Bareighit, the Hasbany, the Leddan, and the Banias), in the upper part…

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Verses per book

Gen3Num21Deut33Josh63Judg151 Sam32 Sam171 Kgs42 Kgs91 Kron82 Kron1Job1Ps3Isa1Jer3Ezk1Zech1Matt6Mark4Luke2John3
Alle 202 verses

Genesis

1 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles

Job

Psalms

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Ezekiel

Zechariah

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Events here

  • Crossing the Jordan into Canaan Jos 1,1 ca. 1450 f.Kr.
  • John the Baptist Begins Ministry Matt 3,1 ca. 26 e.Kr.
  • John Baptizes Jesus Matt 3,13 ca. 26 e.Kr.
  • Teaching and Healing in Perea to Jerusalem Joh 10,40 ca. 30 e.Kr.

People associated with the location

John Josva

Nearby

Location data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0) and OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Photos: Hartvig Wagner, EuroPLOT Resources. Leksikontekst: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) og International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915/1939), public domain.