Saint John Baptist


Luke 7, 24 - 27

And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind? But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings courts. But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

Matthew 3, 4

And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

Mark 1, 4 - 5

John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.





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Basilica of Saint John Baptist.                        
View towards columns of the south transept,            
Byzantine sarcophagus in left foreground.              
Ephesus, Turkey
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Basilica of Saint John Baptist. View towards columns of...

Basilica of Saint John Baptist.                        
View from the Baptisterium south towards nave.         
Ephesus, Turkey
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Basilica of Saint John Baptist. View from the Baptisteri...

The Dancer's Reward. From Oscar Wilde's Salome, published by Elkin Mathews and John Lane, London, 1894. Line-block print. Plate XIV, from a portfolio of 17 plates.
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The Dancer's Reward. From Oscar Wilde's Salome, published by Elkin Mathews and J...

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...

Mouth of the Jordan River, Israel,                     
where it flows into the Lake Genezareth.               
Probably the historical site                         
off the baptism of Jesus
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Mouth of the Jordan River, Israel, where it flows into the...

The Jordan River flowing into Lake Kinereth, Israel.                     
Probably the historical site                           
of the baptism of Jesus
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The Jordan River flowing into Lake Kinereth, Israel. Proba...

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 desert of Juda, Israel
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The desert of Juda, Israel

The desert north of Jericho, Israel
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The desert north of Jericho, Israel

Nativity, Baptism, and Crucifixion.                    
Ivory plaque
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Nativity, Baptism, and Crucifixion. Ivory plaque

Fortress Machaerus (Meqaver) on the Jordanian          
Royal Road, was built by Alexander Iannaeus (ruled     
103-76 BCE) and restored by king Herod the Great.      
St. John Baptist was imprisoned and beheaded in this   
fortress. The hill seen from afar.
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Fortress Machaerus (Meqaver) on the Jordanian Royal Road, was built by...

Fortress Machaerus (Meqaver) on the Jordanian          
Royal Road, was built by Alexander Iannaeus (ruled     
103-76 BCE) and restored by king Herod the Great.      
St. John Baptist was imprisoned and beheaded in this   
fortress. The hill seen from afar.
#080514 8

Fortress Machaerus (Meqaver) on the Jordanian Royal Road, was built b...