Jordan River region

Modern identification

Representative lower Jordan point · Jordan Valley

Coordinates

31.9000, 35.5500

John ministered along the Jordan; many individual episodes do not specify an exact crossing or bank.

What happened at Jordan River region

1. The message and the messenger

   Mark 1:2-6; Matthew 3:1-6; Luke 3:3-6

   John ministered in the wilderness/Jordan region; no single baptism point is recoverable. John ministered along the Jordan; many individual episodes do not specify an exact crossing or bank.

2. A specimen of John's preaching

   Matthew 3:7-10; Luke 3:7-14

   John ministered in the wilderness/Jordan region; no single baptism point is recoverable. John ministered along the Jordan; many individual episodes do not specify an exact crossing or bank.

3. The forerunner's picture of the Messiah before seeing him

   Mark 1:7-8; Matthew 3:11-12; Luke 3:15-18

   John ministered in the wilderness/Jordan region; no single baptism point is recoverable. John ministered along the Jordan; many individual episodes do not specify an exact crossing or bank.

Nearby places in Jordan Valley

• Aenon near Salim