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Where Is It Today?

Where Is Jordan River Today?

Jordan River is identified with Jordan River. See modern location, confidence level, Scripture references, coordinates, and source attribution.

Modern locationJordan Valley, Israel / Jordan / Palestinian Territories
ConfidenceHigh
Scripture refs24

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