Jordan, The River
Jordan, The River
Eastern boundary of Canaan - Nu 34:12
Often overflowed - Jos 3:15; 1Ch 12:15
Overflowing of, called the swelling of Jordan - Jer 12:5; 49:19
Empties itself into the Dead Sea - Nu 34:12
THE PLAINS OF
- Thickly wooded
- 2Ki 6:2 - Exceeding fertile
- Ge 13:10 - Infested with lions
- Jer 49:19; 50:44 - Afforded clay for moulding brass, &c
- 1Ki 7:46; 2Ch 4:17 - Chosen by Lot for a residence
- Ge 13:11
Fordable in some places - Jos 2:7; Jud 12:5,6
Ferry boats often used on - 2Sa 19:18
REMARKABLE EVENTS CONNECTED WITH
- Division of its waters to let Israel pass over
- Jos 3:12-16; 5:1 - Return of its waters to their place
- Jos 4:18 - Slaughter of Moabites
- Jud 3:28,29 - Slaughter of the Ephraimites
- Jud 12:4-6 - Its division by Elijah
- 2Ki 2:8 - Its division by Elisha
- 2Ki 2:14 - Healing of Naaman the leper
- 2Ki 5:10,14 - Baptism of multitudes by John the Baptist
- Mt 3:6; Mr 1:5; Joh 1:28 - Baptism of our Lord
- Mt 3:13,15; Mr 1:9
PASSAGE OF ISRAEL OVER
- Promised
- De 4:22; 9:1; 11:31 - In an appointed order
- Jos 3:1-8 - Preceded by priests with the ark
- Jos 3:6,11,14 - Successfully effected
- Jos 3:17; 4:1,10,11 - Commemorated by a pillar of stones raised in it
- Jos 4:9 - Commemorated by a pillar of stones in Gilgal
- Jos 4:2-8,20-24 - Alluded to
- Ps 74:15; 114:3,5 - A pledge that God would drive the Canaanites, &c out of
their land - Jos 3:10
The Jews had great pride in - Zec 11:3
Despised by foreigners - 2Ki 5:12
Moses not allowed to cross - De 3:27; 31:2
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