And all the land of Jewry, and they of Jerusalem went out unto him, and were all baptised of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Verse Concepts

Jordan, the river » Remarkable events connected with » Division of its waters to let israel pass over

Joshua 5:1

And when all the kings of the Amorites which dwelt beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Cananites which lie on the sea, heard how the LORD had dried up the water of Jordan before the children of Israel, until they were over, their hearts fainted in them. And there was no spirit in them any more, for fear of the coming of the children of Israel. Verse Concepts

Joshua 3:12-16

And now take you twelve men of the children of Israel, of every tribe a man. And as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of Jehovah - the Lord of all the world - tread in the water of Jordan, the water of Jordan shall divide itself and the waters that cometh from above shall stand still upon a heap." And when the people were departed from their tents to go over Jordan - the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people - read more.
as soon as they that bare the ark came unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water - Jordan being full over all his banks all the time of harvest - the water that came down from above did stop; and stood upon a heap, a great way from Adam, a city beside Zarethan. And the water that went down vanished into the sea of the wilderness called the salt sea as soon as it was divided: and the people went right over against Jericho.

Jordan, the river » Remarkable events connected with » Healing of naaman the leper

2 Kings 5:10

Then Elisha sent a messenger, saying, "Go and wash thee in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee as before, and thou shalt be clean." Verse Concepts

2 Kings 5:14

Then he went down and washed seven times in Jordan, as the man of God bade, and his flesh changed, like unto the flesh of a little boy, and he was clean. Verse Concepts

Jordan, the river » Remarkable events connected with » Baptism of our lord

Matthew 3:13

Then came Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptised of him. Verse Concepts

Matthew 3:15

Jesus answered and said to him, "Let it be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he suffered him. Verse Concepts

Jordan, the river » Remarkable events connected with » Slaughter of moabites

Judges 3:28-29

And he said unto them, "Follow me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies, the Moabites into your hands." And they descended after him and took the passages of Jordan from the Moabites, and suffered not a man to pass over. And they slew of the Moabites, the same time, upon a ten thousand men, all nobles, and men of might: that there escaped not a man,

Jordan, the river » Remarkable events connected with » Slaughter of the ephraimites

Judges 12:4-6

And Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with the Ephraimites. And the men of Gilead smote the Ephraimites, because they said, "Ye Gileadites are but renegades of Ephraim among the Ephraimites and the Manassites!" Moreover, the men of Gilead took the passages of Jordan from the Ephraimites. And when those Ephraimites that were escaped said, "Let us go over," then the men of Gilead said unto them, "Ye are Ephraimites." And they said, "Nay." Then the other answered, "Then say, 'Shibboleth.'" And they said, "Syboleth" - and could not so pronounce. Whereupon the others took them and slew them at the passages of Jordan. And there were overthrown at that time, of the Ephraimites, forty two thousand.

Jordan, the river » Remarkable events connected with » Its division by elisha

2 Kings 2:14

and took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the water and said, "Where is the LORD God of Elijah? Where is he?" And when he had smitten the water it divided part this way and part that way, and Elisha went over. Verse Concepts

Jordan, the river » Remarkable events connected with » Return of its waters to their place

Joshua 4:18

And when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were ascended out of Jordan - as soon as the soles of the priests' feet were brought to dry land - the water of Jordan returned again to his place and went over all his banks as he did before. Verse Concepts

Jordan, the river » Remarkable events connected with » Its division by elijah

2 Kings 2:8

And then Elijah took his mantle and wrapped it together and smote the water, and it divided itself, part the one way and part the other, and they two went over on the dry land. Verse Concepts

River Nile » Remarkable events connected with » Its waters turned into blood

Exodus 7:20

And Moses and Aaron did even as the LORD commanded. And he lift up the staff and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants, and all the water that was in the river, turned into blood. Verse Concepts

Exodus 7:15

Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning, for he will come unto the water, and stand thou upon the river's brink against he come, and the rod which turned to a serpent take in thine hand. Verse Concepts

River Nile » Remarkable events connected with » Male children drowned in

Exodus 1:22

Then Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, "All the men children that are born, cast into the river; and save the maid children alive." Verse Concepts

River Nile » Remarkable events connected with » Miraculous generation of frogs

Exodus 8:3

And the river shall scrale with frogs, and they shall come up and go into thine house and into thy chamber where thou sleepest and upon thy bed, and into the houses of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and upon thy victuals which thou hast in store. Verse Concepts

River Nile » Remarkable events connected with » Moses exposed on its banks

Exodus 2:3

And when she could no longer hide him, she took a basket of bulrushes and daubed it with slime and pitch, and laid the child therein, and put it in the flags by the river's brink. Verse Concepts

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