What river was God baptized in?

On the banks of the Jordan River where the Bible says Jesus was baptized, 15-foot-high reeds rustle in the wind. The site on the Jordanian side of the river looks much like the New Testament describes it when John the Baptist came to live in the wilderness, surviving on locusts and wild honey.



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Environmentalists are trying to save the sacred Jordan River from shoaling. The stream has become shallow due to drought, water withdrawal, and pollution. A dam has blocked the outflow from the Sea of Galilee. In addition, Jordan is catastrophically polluted by sewage.

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Because the Jordan River represented a place of transition — in fact, of new beginnings — it became the place where John baptized Jesus. But instead of the waters parting, the heavens did (Mark 1:10)!

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