The area of the churches of Saint John the Baptist near the Jordan River. These two areas are connected by a stream called Wadi Kharrar, which is where it is believed Jesus was baptized.

For 2,000 years, since Jesus descended into the waters of the Jordan River to be baptized by John the Baptist, the river has been a pilgrimage site for Christians from around the world.

The officially recognized baptism ... where John the Baptist is believed to have baptized Jesus. The New Testament of the Bible says the event took place on the eastern bank of the Jordan River ...

Situated on the eastern bank of the River Jordan, nine kilometres north of the Dead ... environment the site is believed to be the location where Jesus of Nazareth was baptized by John the Baptist. It ...

on Friday consecrated a new church at a place on the banks of the Jordan River that the Catholic Church officially recognizes as the site where John the Baptist baptized Jesus. Parolin inaugurated ...

on the east bank of the Jordan River, long venerated as the place of Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist. Archaeological discoveries of an ancient monastery at Al-Maghtas, Jordan, became a UNESCO ...

Thousands of Catholic Christians on Friday attended a special mass on the banks of the Jordan River ... historians believe Jesus was baptized by his cousin, John the Baptist, and began his public ...

She needed time to reflect, to let it sink in that she had just briefly soaked her feet in the water where Jesus is said to have been baptized, in the Jordan River. "It's very profound," said the ...

Survivalist and TV star Bear Grylls recently was baptized ... river’s waters. “It had always been a dream of mine to get in the water that Jesus was baptised in by my hero John the Baptist ...

John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the waters of the Jordan River. The initiative is being overseen by the Baptism Site Development Zone (BSDZ), with its president, Tharwat Masalha, providing key ...

She needed time to reflect, to let it sink in that she had just briefly soaked her feet in the water where Jesus is said to have been baptized, in the Jordan River. “It’s very profound ...