THE TWELVE STONES OF THE JORDAN RIVER IN THE BIBLETwelve stones taken from the Jordan River became a monument that rose like a perpetual voice to bear witness to the greatness of God among the children of Israel.
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Site of Jesus' Baptism - Qasr el YahudQasr el Yahud, one of the most important sites for Christian pilgrims visiting the Holy Land, is identified as the traditional site of Jesus' baptism. The place is located in the wilderness of the Jordan River Valley, north of the Dead Sea and east of Jericho.
UNESCO has declared Bethany Beyond the Jordan a World Heritage site, identifying present-day Jordan as the location where Jesus' baptism is believed to have taken place. The Vatican and Orthodox Christian patriarchs have given their blessings to the site as the spot where the defining moment of Christianity began.