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The Jordan River Crossing (Hebrew: מסוף נהר ירדן, Arabic: معبر نهر الأردن) or Sheikh Hussein Bridge is the northern international border crossing between Jordan and Israel. It is located between Irbid , in Jordan , and Beit She'an , in Israel .
The Jordan River or River Jordan (Arabic: نَهْر الْأُرْدُنّ, Nahr al-ʾUrdunn; Hebrew: נְהַר הַיַּרְדֵּן, Nəhar hayYardēn), also known as Nahr Al-Sharieat (Arabic: نهر الشريعة), is a 251-kilometre-long (156 mi) endorheic river in the Levant that flows roughly north to south through the Sea of Galilee and drains to the Dead Sea.
"Israelites led by Joshua Crossing the Jordan River". Robert Hecquet, c. 1720-1775. The crossing of the Jordan narrative (3:1–5:1) consists of several units that backtrack and overlap, with a number of elements recounted more than once (e.g. the selection of men to carry the stones, 3:12; 4:2; the setting up of the stones, 4:8–9, 20).
The Jordanian side uses the names Al-Maghtas, Bethany beyond the Jordan and Baptism(al) Site, while the western part is known as Qasr al-Yahud.The nearby Greek Orthodox Monastery of St John the Baptist has a castle-like appearance (thus qasr, "castle"), and tradition holds that the Israelites crossed the river at this spot (thus al-Yahud, "of the Jews").
The Israelites crossing the Jordan River with the Ark, Old Sacristy, Milan Italy, 15th c. According to Jewish religious tradition, upon making Aliyah by crossing the Jordan River to enter the Land of Israel, Joshua composed the Aleinu prayer thanking God. This idea was first cited in the Kol Bo of the late 14th Century. [28]
Joshua's importance (verses 10–14) echoes earlier passage (3:7–8). The priests remained in the middle of dry river bed with the ark until the complete crossing of the people and the ceremonies with the stones (4:10), before finally ascended to the west bank and when they did the river resumes its normal flow (4:15–18). [21]
Joshua led the Israelites out of the wilderness into the Promised Land, crossing the Jordan River as if on dry ground, [74] just as Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt through the Red Sea, which they crossed as if on dry land [75] After crossing the Jordan River, the Israelites celebrated the Passover just as they did immediately before the ...
Edward Robinson noted that during the 14th century, travellers crossed the river Jordan below the Lake of Tiberias, while the first crossing in the area of Jisr Benat Yakob was noted in 1450 CE. The khan, at the eastern end of the bridge, and the bridge itself, were both probably built before 1450, according to Robinson. [20]