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Jordan

Jordan (Biblical Place • Jordan Valley • 32.309°N, 35.560°E): river. Referenced in Gen 32:10 , Gen 50:10 , Gen 50:11 , Num 13:29 , Num 22:1 . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges —After forty years in the wilderness, Joshua and Caleb lead Israel across the Jordan River into Canaan , followed by the era of the Judges —from Othniel to Samuel —and the Moabite- Bethlehem narrative of Ruth and Boaz .

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Jordan (river. Referenced in Gen 32:10 , Gen 50:10 , Gen 50:11 , Num 13:29 , Num 22:1 .) Jordan Valley (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 13:10 , Gen 13:11 .) Cherith (Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Kgs 17:3 , 1 Kgs 17:5 (identified with Jordan Valley ).) Brook of the Willows (Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 15:7 (identified with Jordan Valley).)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 2 Samuel 19:31 : "And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim , and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan ."; Numbers 32:19 : "For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward."; 2 Samuel 19:15 : "So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal , to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.". Related canonical books and chapters: Genesis 13 ( Genesis • Chapter 13 (18 verses)), Matthew 3 ( Matthew • Chapter 3 (17 verses)), Jeremiah 12 ( Jeremiah • Chapter 12 (17 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Jordan
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Biblical Place • Jordan Valley • 32.309°N, 35.560°E

river. Referenced in Gen 32:10 , Gen 50:10 , Gen 50:11 , Num 13:29 , Num 22:1 .

Jordan Valley
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Biblical Place • 32.309°N, 35.560°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 13:10 , Gen 13:11 .

Cherith
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Biblical Place • Jordan Valley • 32.309°N, 35.560°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Kgs 17:3 , 1 Kgs 17:5 (identified with Jordan Valley ).

Genesis 13
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Genesis • Chapter 13 (18 verses)

And Abram went up out of Egypt , he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth–el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning,... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Lot , Canaan , Hebron , Egypt , Jordan , Sodom , Gomorrah , Zoar .

Matthew 3
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Matthew • Chapter 3 (17 verses)

In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, mak... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Yeshua the Messiah , Jerusalem , Jordan , Galilee .

Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

After forty years in the wilderness, Joshua and Caleb lead Israel across the Jordan River into Canaan , followed by the era of the Judges —from Othniel to Samuel —and the Moabite- Bethlehem narrative of Ruth and Boaz .

Brook of the Willows
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Biblical Place • Jordan Valley • 32.309°N, 35.560°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 15:7 (identified with Jordan Valley ).

Jeremiah 12
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Jeremiah • Chapter 12 (17 verses)

Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring f... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Baal , Jordan .

Psalms 114
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Psalms • Chapter 114 (8 verses)

When Israel went out of Egypt , the house of Jacob from a people of strange language; Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion. The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back. Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Judah , Egypt , Jordan .

Luke 4
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Luke • Chapter 4 (44 verses)

And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan , and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. And the devil said unto him, If thou be the So... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Joseph , Jacob/Israel , Naaman , Simon , Jordan , Jerusalem , Galilee , Nazareth , Capernaum .

Deuteronomy 12
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 12 (32 verses)

These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the Lord God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth. Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their ... Mentions: Jordan .

Joshua 3
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Joshua • Chapter 3 (17 verses)

And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim , and came to Jordan , he and all the children of Israel , and lodged there before they passed over. And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host; And they commanded the people, sayi... Mentions: Joshua , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Adam , Shittim , Jordan , Zarethan , Jericho .

1 Kings 17
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1 Kings • Chapter 17 (24 verses)

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead , said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, Get thee hence, and turn th... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Gilead , Cherith , Jordan , Zarephath .

Psalms 42
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Psalms • Chapter 42 (11 verses)

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? Mentions: Jordan .

Joshua 4
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Joshua • Chapter 4 (24 verses)

And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan , that the Lord spake unto Joshua , saying, Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan , out of the place where the pri... Mentions: Joshua , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Reuben , Gad , Jordan, Jericho , Gilgal 1 .

Deuteronomy 1
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 1 (46 verses)

These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran , and Tophel , and Laban , and Hazeroth , and Dizahab . (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh –barn... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Laban , Moab , Abram/Abraham , Jordan , Paran , Tophel , Hazeroth .

Numbers 22
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Numbers • Chapter 22 (41 verses)

And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho . And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of t... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Moab, Midian , Moabites , Baal , Jordan , Jericho , Pethor .

Joshua 12
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Joshua • Chapter 12 (24 verses)

Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon , and all the plain on the east: Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon , and ru... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Ammon , Moses , Manasseh , Joshua , Jordan , Arnon , Hermon , Heshbon , Aroer 1 .

Joshua 5
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Joshua • Chapter 5 (15 verses)

And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel , until we were passed over, tha... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Joshua , Canaan , Jordan, Egypt , Gilgal 1 , Jericho .

John 10
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John • Chapter 10 (42 verses)

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Jerusalem , Solomon's , Jordan .

2 Kings 6
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2 Kings • Chapter 6 (33 verses)

And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan , and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye. And one said, ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Jordan , Syria , Dothan , Samaria .

Deuteronomy 9
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 9 (29 verses)

Hear, O Israel : Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven, A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand befo... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Aaron , Jordan , Egypt , Horeb , Taberah , Massah .

Mark 1
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Mark • Chapter 1 (45 verses)

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ , the Son of God; As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Simon , James ( Jacob ), Moses , Jerusalem , Jordan , Nazareth , Galilee , Capernaum .

Job
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Old Testament • 42 Chapters

Job (Old Testament, 42 chapters). Key figures: Eliphaz , Adam , Ram (or Amram ). Key places: Tema , Sheba , Ophir , Ethiopia , Adam , Jordan . Opens with: "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil...."

Luke 3
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Luke • Chapter 3 (38 verses)

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee , and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis , and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene , Annas and Caiaphas being the... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Yeshua the Messiah , Joseph , Matthat , Levi , Galilee , Ituraea , Trachonitis , Abilene , Jordan .

Joshua 9
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Joshua • Chapter 9 (27 verses)

And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan , in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon , the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite , heard thereof; That the... Mentions: Joshua , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Jordan , Lebanon , Jebusite , Gibeon , Jericho .

2 Kings 2
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2 Kings • Chapter 2 (25 verses)

And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal . And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Beth–el. And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Gilgal 1 , Jericho , Jordan , Carmel , Samaria .

Mark 10
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Mark • Chapter 10 (52 verses)

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. And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. ... Mentions: Moses , Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), David , Jordan , Jerusalem , Jericho , Nazareth .

1 Kings 2
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1 Kings • Chapter 2 (46 verses)

Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, a... Mentions: David , Solomon , Moses , Jacob/Israel , Zeruiah , Bahurim , Mahanaim , Jordan , Hebron , Jerusalem .

Job 40
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Job • Chapter 40 (24 verses)

Moreover the Lord answered Job , and said, Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it. Then Job answered the Lord, and said, Mentions: Jordan .

John 3
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John • Chapter 3 (36 verses)

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Jacob/Israel , Moses , Aenon , Salim , Jordan .

John 1
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John • Chapter 1 (51 verses)

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. Mentions: Moses , Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel , Simon , Joseph , Jerusalem , Jordan , Galilee , Bethsaida , Nazareth .

Joshua 1
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Joshua • Chapter 1 (18 verses)

Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun , Moses ' minister, saying, Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan , thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, eve... Mentions: Moses, Joshua , Nun (or Non), Jacob/Israel , Manasseh , Jordan , Lebanon , Euphrates .

Joshua 7
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Joshua • Chapter 7 (26 verses)

But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi , the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah , of the tribe of Judah , took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against the children of Israel . And Joshua sent men fro... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Caleb (or Carmi or Chelubai), Zerah , Judah , Joshua , Jericho , Shebarim , Jordan .

Deuteronomy
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Old Testament • 34 Chapters

Deuteronomy (Old Testament, 34 chapters). Key figures: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Laban , Moab , Abram/Abraham , Isaac . Key places: Jordan , Paran , Tophel , Laban , Hazeroth , Dizahab . Opens with: "These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between P..."

1 Chronicles 12
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 12 (40 verses)

Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag , while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish : and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war. They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrow... Mentions: David , Saul , Kish , Benjamin , Joash , Ziklag , Azmaveth , Gedor 1 , Jordan , Hebron .

Scripture Passages (24)

And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim , and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan .

For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan , or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.

So the king returned, and came to Jordan . And Judah came to Gilgal , to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan .

Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over Jordan , the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.

Joshua 3:8 (KJV)
Joshua 3 KJV

And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan , ye shall stand still in Jordan .

Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan : by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan .

Matthew 3:6 (KJV)
Matthew 3 KJV

And were baptized of him in Jordan , confessing their sins.

The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.

Joshua 15:5 (KJV)
Joshua 15 KJV

And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan . And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan :

And on the other side Jordan by Jericho , on the east side of Jordan , were given them out of the tribe of Reuben , Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,

These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan , where John was baptizing.

Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;

Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan .

Joshua 3:15 (KJV)
Joshua 3 KJV

And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan , and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)

Joshua 3:17 (KJV)
Joshua 3 KJV

And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan , and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan .

Matthew 3:13 (KJV)
Matthew 3 KJV

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John , to be baptized of him.

And in the valley, Beth–haram, and Beth–nimrah, and Succoth , and Zaphon , the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon , Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.

And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim , saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Beth–barah and Jordan . Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Beth–barah and Jordan .

And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan , to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan !

And when they came unto the borders of Jordan , that are in the land of Canaan , the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan , a great altar to see to.

And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan , did Joshua pitch in Gilgal .

Matthew 3:5 (KJV)
Matthew 3 KJV

Then went out to him Jerusalem , and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan ,

So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan , they cut down wood.

On this side Jordan , in the land of Moab , began Moses to declare this law, saying,

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