The Jordan River

The site for baptisms in the Jordan River at The Yardenit. - The River Jordan

Planning on visiting Jordan? On this blog post you can find the top 10 places to visit in Jordan, from historical sites to outdoor attractions.

Photo about Jordan River - Jordan River at the Hazbani, one of the streams feeding the main Jordan in the North of Israel (Vintage Processed). Image of processed, instagram, faith - 38405710

Jordan River - Christians believe it is the river in which Jesus was baptized. It is about 5 ft deep in most places.

This is one of the sources of the Jordan -- incredibly lush, especially after coming from the semiarid Mediterranean scrubland of the central Galilee, seeing the ancient water tunnel at Megiddo, imagining women making that daily trip down rock steps cut into the sheer side of the vertical shaft and climbing back up them with a jug of water on their head. This must have seemed like Eden. This little stream may not look like much to those of us from wetter climates, but running past your feet…

Joshua 3:14-16. “When the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people; and as they that bear the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks at the time of harvest,) That the waters which came from above rose and stood up upon an heap.”

Murray, Utah Section of the Jordan River Parkway, There are three good access points to the Murray section of the Jordan River Parkway (which runs just west of I-15 about a half mile to a mile). One is at 4800 South, another is at 5400 South and a third is at 6400 South or Winchester Blvd.