Jordan River / المغطس

The baptism site of Christ represents a high human and religious value and it’s included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. 

It is the place that people from all over the world go in search of a spiritual experience in a place whose events are narrated in the Bible, or to go back in time and contemplate the features of history inherent in the site, or even to receive baptism, where Jesus was baptized. 

We arrived at The visitor car park where we paid $17 for the entrance fees having a cup of coffee while waiting for the shuttle that took us to the location. 

A local guide accompanied us throughout the tour, giving a thorough description of the place.

 Archaeologists discovered the remains of 5 churches that were built as a memorial of the Lord Baptism. The place is slightly away from the river since the water level of the river has dropped a great deal.

 About 70 feet away from the River Jordan lies John the Baptist Church, a small church but rich in amazing art and drawings.

 We walked to the river which is about 30 feet wide were on the other side we were able to see the spot in Israel where people were getting baptized on the other side of the river. 

• 

• 

We took the shuttle again to take us back to the parking where we took the car and drove to the Movenpick resort on the Dead Sea.

Book of Genesis

• The Jordan Plain is described as a well watered, Like the garden of the Lord: Genesis 13:10
• Israelites cross the River Jordan on dry ground: Joshua 3:14-17
• Elijah crosses the River Jordan on dry ground: 2 Kings 2:8
• John baptizes Jesus: Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22; John 1:29-34
• Naaman’s leprosy is cured in the Jordan: 2 Kings 5:1-14