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Jesus in the East of Jordan


Mark 10, 1

And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.

Matthew 19, 1- 2

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan. And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

John 10, 40 - 42

And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where Johnat first baptized; and there he abode. And many resorted untohim, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that Johnspake of this man were true. And many believed on him there.





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The Jordan River, east of Jericho where the 10 tribes of Israel crossed from Moab into Canaan and where Saint John Baptist preached and baptized.
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The Jordan River, east of Jericho where the 10 tribes of Israel crossed from Moa...

The Jordan River as it leaves Lake Kinereth (Genezareth), Israel, the mountains of Moab in the background. Saint John Baptist baptized in the Jordan River (Matthew 3:5).
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The Jordan River as it leaves Lake Kinereth (Genezareth), I...

The Madaba map,a mosaic on the floor of St.George's Church in Madaba,Jordan. Originally 6 x 15,5 m,the map showed an area between Lower Egypt and Sidon. The fragment shows the Dead Sea and the river Jordan,with fish turning back from the Dead Sea.
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The Madaba map,a mosaic on the floor of St.George's Church in Madaba,Jordan...

The Madaba map,a mosaic on the floor of St.George's Church in Madaba,Jordan. Originally 6 x 15,5 m,the map showed an area between Lower Egypt and Sidon.Today's fragment shows Jerusalem,the Dead Sea and the river Jordan.
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The Madaba map,a mosaic on the floor of St.George's Church in Madaba,Jordan....

The late-Roman temple of er-Rabba - an abandoned city dating from biblical times and inhabited until the Mamluk period (13th-15th CE). Inscriptions on the temple walls honour Emperors Diocletian and Maximian (286-305 CE).
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The late-Roman temple of er-Rabba - an abandoned city dating from biblica...

The "Palace of the Slave"(Qasr el-Abd) in Wadi es-Sir, West of Amman.A palace built as a refuge by Hyrkanus of the Tobiad-family who retreated to Wadi es-Sir to avoid political and family persecution. 190-175 BCE. The palace rose from a platform in an artificial lake.
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The "Palace of the Slave"(Qasr el-Abd) in Wadi es-Sir, West of Amman.A palace bu...