Jordan River
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In the Bible (see also Bible), the Jordan was the scene of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist.
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That everyone living between the Mediterranean and the Jordan River can equally enjoy a peaceful, secure life and have the freedom to shape their own destinies.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2023
Far to the south of Çatalhöyük, in the Jordan River valley east of Jerusalem, was an even older Neolithic city, Jericho.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Topol’s charity, Jordan River Village, announced the death Thursday but did not provide further details.
From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2023
After decades of fighting over the meager trickles of the Jordan River and the oversubscription of a pipeline from the Sea of Galilee, Israel went back to the drawing board on its irrigated crops.
From Salon • Dec. 23, 2022
They showed camels, steep cliffs, the skinny Jordan River, donkeys, and Bedouins in tents.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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