High confidence

Modern identification

Jordan River - Jordan Valley, Israel / Jordan / Palestinian Territories

Coordinates31.7614, 35.5583

Kindriver

Claims7

Sources3

Scripture anchors

Joshua 3Matthew 3:13-17Mark 1:9-11Gen 32:10Gen 50:10Gen 50:11Num 13:29Num 22:1Num 26:3Num 26:63Num 31:12Num 32:5Num 32:19Num 32:21Num 32:22Num 32:29Num 32:32Num 33:48Num 33:49Num 33:50Num 33:51Num 34:12Num 34:15Num 35:1

Why this place is in the atlas

River of Israel's crossing and Jesus' baptism by John.

Claim ledger

names[0].value Jordan River Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High

summary.en River of Israel's crossing and Jesus' baptism by John. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High

foreignKeys[0] ancientId: ae686c9, urlSlug: jordan, friendlyId: Jordan OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - High

identifications[0].coordinates latitude: 31.761389, longitude: 35.558333, precision: approximate OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0; upstream ODbL-1.0 - High

identifications[0].modernRegion Jordan Valley Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High

scriptureReferences Joshua 3, Matthew 3:13-17, Mark 1:9-11, Gen 32:10 King James Version 1769 - Public-Domain - High

temporalScopes c. 1400 BC: Israel crosses, c. AD 27: Jesus baptized Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium