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river along the eastern border of Palestine. |
The Jordan River
flows southward from Mount Hermon in northern Palestine. It connects
the Sea of Galilee with the Dead
Sea, forming the eastern border of Palestine.
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Jordan River |
Cities near the Dead
Sea in antiquity included Sodom and Gomorrah, which were said to have
been destroyed by God (Gen 19:25). David hid as an outlaw at the spring
of En-gedi along the Dead Sea's western side (1 Sam 24:1).Zechariah prophesied
that on the Day of the Lord living waters would flow out from Jeruslaem
to the Dead Sea (Zech 14:8) and Ezekiel said that in that day the Dead
Sea would yield fish (Ezek 47:7-12).
In New Testament times, John the Baptist
called people to repent and baptized them in the Jordan. Jesus
was among those baptized in the Jordan by John.
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