Thematic Bible: Jordan


Thematic Bible



When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, and marched against them. David deployed his army against the Arameans for battle and they fought against him. Verse ConceptsAssembling Israel

The Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight with Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. Israel suffered greatly. Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahAttacking

Now Gideon sent messengers throughout the Ephraimite hill country who announced, "Go down and head off the Midianites. Take control of the fords of the streams all the way to Beth Barah and the Jordan River." When all the Ephraimites had assembled, they took control of the fords all the way to Beth Barah and the Jordan River.

Abner and his men went through the Arabah all that night. They crossed the Jordan River and went through the whole region of Bitron and came to Mahanaim. Verse ConceptsWalking All Night

The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan River opposite Ephraim. Whenever an Ephraimite fugitive said, "Let me cross over," the men of Gilead asked him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" If he said, "No," then they said to him, "Say 'Shibboleth!'" If he said, "Sibboleth" (and could not pronounce the word correctly), they grabbed him and executed him right there at the fords of the Jordan. On that day forty-two thousand Ephraimites fell dead.

Meanwhile the king's men tried to find them on the road to the Jordan River near the fords. The city gate was shut as soon as they set out in pursuit of them. Verse ConceptsRivers And StreamsPursuing PeopleShutting GatesFords

So David and all the people who were with him got up and crossed the Jordan River. By dawn there was not one person left who had not crossed the Jordan. Verse ConceptsDawnDaybreakUntil Daybreak

Meanwhile David had gone to Mahanaim, while Absalom and all the men of Israel had crossed the Jordan River.

I am not worthy of all the faithful love you have shown your servant. With only my walking stick I crossed the Jordan, but now I have become two camps. Verse ConceptsKindnessHumilityStaffHumility, Examples OfTwo GroupsRiver CrossingsWalking With A StaffGod Showed His Lovingkindness

He said to them, "Follow me, for the Lord is about to defeat your enemies, the Moabites!" They followed him, captured the fords of the Jordan River opposite Moab, and did not let anyone cross. Verse ConceptsRivers And StreamsFordsThose God Gave Into Their Hands

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Now Gideon and his three hundred men had crossed over the Jordan River, and even though they were exhausted, they were still chasing the Midianites. Verse ConceptsPursuing PeopleTirednessThree To Four HundredThree Hundred And AboveTired In PursuitNot Giving Uptiredgideon

So the king returned and came to the Jordan River. Now the people of Judah had come to Gilgal to meet the king and to help him cross the Jordan.

Now when Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim, he crossed the Jordan with the king so he could send him on his way from there.

Lot looked up and saw the whole region of the Jordan. He noticed that all of it was well-watered (before the Lord obliterated Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, all the way to Zoar. Verse ConceptsGarden Of Eden, TheHorticultureYielding To TemptationDestruction Of Cities

The king had them cast in earthen foundries in the region of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan. Verse ConceptsClay

The Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab on the side of the Jordan River across from Jericho. Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyRivers And StreamsBeyond JordanCamping During The Exodus

So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan River across from Jericho. They said, Verse ConceptsThe Region Of Jordan

The king had them cast in earth foundries in the region of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan. Verse ConceptsClayClay, Uses

Lot looked up and saw the whole region of the Jordan. He noticed that all of it was well-watered (before the Lord obliterated Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, all the way to Zoar. Lot chose for himself the whole region of the Jordan and traveled toward the east. So the relatives separated from each other. Abram settled in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled among the cities of the Jordan plain and pitched his tents next to Sodom.

When all the Amorite kings on the west side of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the seacoast heard how the Lord had dried up the water of the Jordan before the Israelites while they crossed, they lost their courage and could not even breathe for fear of the Israelites. Verse ConceptsIndependencedrynessWestMeltingDry LandBeyond JordanLosing CourageOvercoming Obstacles


The king had them cast in earthen foundries in the region of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan. Verse ConceptsClay

The king had them cast in earth foundries in the region of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan. Verse ConceptsClayClay, Uses

When the ones carrying the ark reached the Jordan and the feet of the priests carrying the ark touched the surface of the water -- (the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest time) -- Verse ConceptsHarvestWalking Through WaterSwellingFeet In Action

The Lord answered, "If you have raced on foot against men and they have worn you out, how will you be able to compete with horses? And if you feel secure only in safe and open country, how will you manage in the thick undergrowth along the Jordan River? Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceRunningPeople StumblingThe Region Of JordanTired In ActivityRace

The Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab on the side of the Jordan River across from Jericho. Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyRivers And StreamsBeyond JordanCamping During The Exodus

These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the Israelites in the plains of Moab along the Jordan River opposite Jericho. Verse ConceptsCensusThe Region Of Jordan

So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan River across from Jericho. They said, Verse ConceptsThe Region Of Jordan

Then Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River. Verse ConceptsChrist's BaptismIn The JordanBaptismTrinity

Now in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan River. Verse ConceptsJohn The BaptistChrist's BaptismIn The Jordan

and he was baptizing them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins. Verse ConceptsBaptism, in the GospelsRivers And StreamsIn The JordanSin ConfessedConfession of sinBaptismconfessing

People from the whole Judean countryside and all of Jerusalem were going out to him, and he was baptizing them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins. Verse ConceptsJohn's BaptismRevival, CorporateRivers And StreamsBaptised By JohnIn The JordanSin Confessedconfessing

Elisha sent out a messenger who told him, "Go and wash seven times in the Jordan; your skin will be restored and you will be healed." Naaman went away angry. He said, "Look, I thought for sure he would come out, stand there, invoke the name of the Lord his God, wave his hand over the area, and cure the skin disease. The rivers of Damascus, the Abana and Pharpar, are better than any of the waters of Israel! Could I not wash in them and be healed?" So he turned around and went away angry. read more.
His servants approached and said to him, "O master, if the prophet had told you to do some difficult task, you would have been willing to do it. It seems you should be happy that he simply said, "Wash and you will be healed." So he went down and dipped in the Jordan seven times, as the prophet had instructed. His skin became as smooth as a young child's and he was healed.

Elijah said to him, "Stay here, for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan." But he replied, "As certainly as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you." So they traveled on together. The fifty members of the prophetic guild went and stood opposite them at a distance, while Elijah and Elisha stood by the Jordan. Elijah took his cloak, folded it up, and hit the water with it. The water divided, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

They crossed the Jordan River in the first month, when it was overflowing its banks, and routed those living in all the valleys to the east and west. Verse ConceptseastMonth 1Peoples Who Fled

They crossed at the ford in order to help the king's household cross and to do whatever he thought appropriate. Now after he had crossed the Jordan, Shimei son of Gera threw himself down before the king. Verse ConceptsBoatsProstrationBowing Before DavidFords

He took the cloak that had fallen off Elijah, hit the water with it, and said, "Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?" When he hit the water, it divided and Elisha crossed over. Verse ConceptsGod Of The FathersMiracles Of ElishaDivision Of WatersWaters DividedWhere Is God?

The eastern border was the Salt Sea to the mouth of the Jordan River. The northern border started north of the Salt Sea at the mouth of the Jordan, Verse ConceptsEastern Borders

They are filled with food from your house, and you allow them to drink from the river of your delicacies. Verse ConceptsAbundance, SpiritualPlenty Through GodAbundancehomecoming

The river's channels bring joy to the city of God, the special, holy dwelling place of the sovereign One. Verse ConceptsNames For JerusalemHoly Spirit, Types OfRiverspotential

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life -- water as clear as crystal -- pouring out from the throne of God and of the Lamb, Verse ConceptsCrystalsAngels Helping UsTransparencyWater, As A Symbol Of LifeRiver Of LifeRiversRunning Water From GodwaterfallsA Quiet Life

If only you had obeyed my commandments, prosperity would have flowed to you like a river, deliverance would have come to you like the waves of the sea. Verse ConceptsPeace, Divine In OtRighteousness, Of BelieversSeaThings Like The SeaPeople In RighteousnessSea, Metaphorical ReferencesBlessings Of Obediencewholeness

Again he measured 1,750 feet and it was a river I could not cross, for the water had risen; it was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be crossed. Verse ConceptsAbundance, MaterialSwimmingDepthingMeasuring Jerusalem And The Land

Elisha sent out a messenger who told him, "Go and wash seven times in the Jordan; your skin will be restored and you will be healed." Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutBodyMedicineMessengerRivers And StreamsWashingMiracles Of ElishaSeven TimesIn The Jordan

Instruct the priests carrying the ark of the covenant, 'When you reach the bank of the Jordan River, wade into the water.'" Verse ConceptsPriests, Function In Ot TimesStandingMotionlessnessComing To RestWalking Through WaterIn The JordanPriests In Actionpriests

The name of the third river is Tigris; it runs along the east side of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates. Verse ConceptsRivers And StreamsAssyria, Facts OfRiver TigrisRivers

The rivers of Damascus, the Abana and Pharpar, are better than any of the waters of Israel! Could I not wash in them and be healed?" So he turned around and went away angry. Verse ConceptsRivers And StreamsUnbelief, Examples OfAngry People

The name of the first is Pishon; it runs through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. Verse ConceptsThings Surrounding

Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, "All sons that are born you must throw into the river, but all daughters you may let live." Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofCommands, in OTKept Alive By MenDeath Of All MalesKilling IsraelitesThe King's Orders

The Kishon River carried them off; the river confronted them -- the Kishon River. Step on the necks of the strong! Verse ConceptsRivers And StreamsDeterminationRiver Kishon

From Tappuah it went westward to the Valley of Kanah and ended at the sea. This is the land assigned to the tribe of Ephraim by its clans.

Then I heard a human voice coming from between the banks of the Ulai. It called out, "Gabriel, enable this person to understand the vision." Verse ConceptsAngels as God's servantsAnnunciationsCanalsHearing God's VoiceUnderstanding God's Wordgabriel

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