As the location of Jesus’ baptism is described as wilderness, the preservation of the Zor, the green wilderness along the Jordan River, is essential to maintain this attribution. Despite the large ...

We started our tour at Elijah Hill and then proceeded to the baptismal site and then down to the river Jordan. But first let me start with the most moving experience. Baptismal Site of Jesus at ...

The more than half a million people who visit the Jordan River site of Jesus’ baptism each year may be dunking in effluent water and subjecting themselves to serious health risks, an ...

Reason for Designation: The site where Jesus of Nazareth is believed to have been baptized by John the Baptist marks the foundation of one of the world’s largest religions and encompasses ...

Physically, the Lower Jordan River of today is a lot more meager than mighty. By the time it reaches the baptismal site, its dwindling water looks sluggish, a dull brownish green shade.

The official said that a virtual experience of the Baptism Site would help local and foreign tourists learn more about the site, located on the eastern side of the Jordan River, the Jordan News Agency ...

Under the blazing Middle-Eastern sun, our group of tourists from Rwanda made its way to the bank of the Jordan River ... the Director General of the Baptism Site Commission.

North of the dam, the water is clean enough for swimming, and every year tens of thousands of Christian pilgrims flock to Yardenit, the picturesque baptism site on the Israeli side of the Jordan, the ...

However, Jordan says a site on its side of the river is where the baptism took place. The West Bank site has not been regularly open to the public since the 1967 war, when Israel captured the West ...