Jordan is a unique name of both Greek and Hebrew origins. The origin of the name can be traced to a popular river in Israel, called the Jordan River. ... In Hebrew, the name means“to flow down” or “descend.” What was Jordan called in biblical times? The name'Petra'means 'rock...
In biblical times, the peoples of the Middle East drank from rivers, wells, and sometimes from miracles. In the Jordan River watercourse of the twentieth century, however, miracles are few and fer between. Today, no resource is more vital. Water is essential for life, and thusWenig, ...
Jordan (ˈdʒɔːdən) n 1.(Placename) a kingdom in SW Asia: coextensive with the biblical Moab, Gilead, and Edom; made a League of Nations mandate and emirate under British control in 1922 and became an independent kingdom in 1946; territories west of the River Jordan and th...
Located in the wilderness of the Jordan River Valley, east of Jericho and north of the Dead Sea, it isn’t easy to get here; but once you arrive, it offers parking, wheelchair access, showers, and prayer facilities, as well as decking and marble stairs leading into the Jordan. The Ark...
The Biblical Highlights of the Galilee is exactly as set forth in the brochure. First you visit the Basilica of the Annunciation and the Church of St. Joseph, followed by other new testament biblical sites and ending at the baptismal site on the River ...
In 200 BC, the Seleucid Empire, under King Antiochus III, conquered the region known as Judea which had been controlled by Ptolemaic Egypt. Judea was a relatively small area centered on Jerusalem, extending out to the Dead Sea and the Jordan River in the east and about halfway to the Medi...
1.(Placename) a kingdom in SW Asia: coextensive with the biblical Moab, Gilead, and Edom; made a League of Nations mandate and emirate under British control in 1922 and became an independent kingdom in 1946; territories west of the River Jordan and the Jordanian part of Jerusalem (intended...
Why Jordan Jordan is an elaborate mosaic of biblical history that dates back to the times of Genesis. A well-traveled bridge between east and west, sea and desert, Old and New Testaments, this land east of the Jordan River that in ancient times was a designated place of refuge is the on...
JORDAN, THE (): By: Emil G. Hirsch, M. Seligsohn, Solomon Schechter, Isaac Broydé Table of Contents —Biblical Data: —In Rabbinical Literature: Principal river of Palestine, formed by the confluence of three streams rising respectively at (1) Baniyas (Paneas), (2) Tell al-Ḳaḍ...
are black or mixed-race and not exclusively male. They all wear traditional biblical dress, except for Jesus, who is naked. Played by the artist herself, the Christ figure spreads her arms wide like the presider at the eucharist. A white shroud is artfully draped over her arms in the ma...