Biblical Jordan

This post is a couple of weeks overdue but it has been a couple of weeks full of reading and tests at school. Either way this is a post detailing a tour I did of Biblical Jordan. On this tour we went to Jesus’ baptismal site, the Jordan River separating Jordan and Israel, the mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments, looked over at the Promised Land and later died and lastly, we went to the site where John the Baptist was imprisoned and beheaded.

To be honest, I almost did not get up that morning to go. I was extremely tired so when my alarm went off at 6 a.m. I momentarily just wanted to skip-out. However, I knew I would later regret skipping if I did. Now, I am very glad I pushed through and went.  In case you are wondering, I did not have some spiritual revelation or anything of the sort at these places, but it was a very neat experience to see these places I’ve so often heard of in real life. It also gave me a more realistic view of the people that were there once upon a time. They are not made up. They were once alive and wandering around the places I got to see.

Jesus’ baptismal site was small but it still has the stairs that go down to where the water is. The Jordan River was very dirty but narrow enough to make a leap from Jordan to Israel without a problem. The mountain where Moses stood looks like any other mountain except for the museum they have located there. You can definitely see the Promised Land from there but unfortunately it was cloudy that day so we did not have a clear view of it. Getting to where John the Baptist was imprisoned and beheaded was quite the hike. The castle is no longer there but some pillars remain and you can see down into the pit where they imprisoned him.

The day involved a lot of hiking and getting off and on the bus a lot. It included a great lunch and beautiful views of Jordan. It is still strange to be in a place where there is so much history and I have been very appreciative of the opportunity to get to see and learn about it. If you would like any visuals of these places just let me know and I will get them to you!

TIPS: When going on a Biblical Jordan Tour, take your camera! You will be upset if you don’t and don’t forget good hiking shoes.

Word of the Day: Jabal --> Mountain.