Visiting the Biblical Jordan – the land where the prophets walked

Imagine walking in the footsteps of Elijah, John the Baptist, or even Jesus. There is a verdant place amid an arid country where one can experience that.

Rich in Bible history, located on the border of Jordan and Israel, is sometimes referred to as “the other Holy Land” offering tourists of all faiths and denominations an opportunity see, feel, and experience first-hand locations mentioned in both the Old and New Testaments.

Standing on the Jordan side of the River Jordan. Across is Isreal

The very name of the country - Jordan retains the unique baptismal aura of a holy river and a blessed land. It was here, in the waters of Bethany-beyond-the-Jordan, where the Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit first manifested itself explicitly when John baptized Jesus Mathew 3:13-17
No tour of this ‘other holy land’ is complete without walking where Jesus walked to the place where John the Baptist helped initiate Christ’s ministry - Bethany Beyond the Jordan. A now muddy, oily creek that separates Israel from Jordan, while uniting the hearts of Believers for decades.

Joshua & Daniel pointing to the spot believed to be the site where Christ was baptised by John the Baptist.



Daniel & friend took a quick shot of the wilderness, believed to be the site where Christ was tempted after the baptism. It is a huge/vast, rugged and dry land.

Mount Nebo - Deuteronomy 34

The Cross with a Copper Serpent was built to commemorate the Biblical history associated with the location.



From the spot we stood, is a pilgrimage site believed to have been from where Moses spotted the Promised Land. We could see the Promised Land and with a view encompassing the Dead Sea, Jericho, the Jordan Valley, and Jerusalem.



In the meantime, here’s some facts on Jordan you may also find interesting:

God repeatedly designated Jordan as a land of peace and refuge, where Ruth, Elijah, David, Jesus, John the Baptist and the first Christian communities, among others, found safety and peace. Most of the great biblical prophets made their journeys of faith from the east bank of the Jordan River to the west , symbolically moving from the wilderness where men and women are tested, to the Promised Land.
The southern Jordan River Valley, the Dead Sea plains, and the surrounding hills and mountains are the home to some of the most momentous events in the history of man’s relationship with God. Here Abraham arrived in the Holy Land; Jacob and Esau made their pact; God protected Lot while destroying Sodom and Gomorrah; Moses saw the Promised Land which he would never enter; Joshua crossed the Jordan River into Canaan; Elijah rode a chariot of fire into heaven; Elisha cured the leper in the waters of the river; John the Baptist preached, baptized Jesus and was killed by King Herod; and Jesus received the Holy Spirit and resisted the temptations of Satan.

The Dead Sea

The sea is called “dead” because its high salinity means no macroscopic aquatic organisms such as fish or water plants can live in it, though minuscule quantities of bacteria and microbial fungi are present.

In times of flood, the salt content of the Dead Sea can drop from its usual 35% salinity to 30% or lower. In the wakes of rainy winters the Dead Sea temporarily comes to life.

Learnt from our tour guide, the Dead Sea is the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. Israeli experts say it is nine times saltier than the Mediterranean Sea.

Daddy & Daniel cleaning themselves from the salt water 'cos it really sting their rashes.

We have seen on TV when how people float in the Dead Sea … but its true, you float so high in the water that one can easily sit there and read a book!!

Joshua & mummy enjoying their Dead Sea "spa" - though it was winter then but surprisingly once you are in the water it is soothing and warm.