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Jordan in the Bible

The Jordan is the boundary Israel crosses to enter the land, the river where Naaman washes and is healed, and where John baptises and Jesus is baptised.

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Verses mentioning Jordan

197 occurrences across 179 verses in the King James Version.

  1. Luke 4:1

    And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

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  2. John 1:28

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

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  3. John 3:26

    And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

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  4. John 10:40

    And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.

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