Jordan River

Ancient Map of Jordan river and Nowadays

Ruins of a late Roman village, located near the upper Jordan river in the fertile valley of BethSaida (Bettiha). A Byzantine period synagogue (dated to the 5th C AD) was excavated here in 1905. Between the ruins is a water-powered flour mill. Location:... An Google view is shown in the following picture. The site is located on the eastern bank of the upper Jordan river, at a height of -170m (the minus indicates a height under sea level). As seen on the left side, the Jordan river splits here to a dozen smaller streams, which merge at a lower location downstream. An access road passes near the site, but due to its lousy condition you may consider walking. The road starts from the junction with road #888, 500M north of the Jordan park entrance. The major points of interest are indicated. Pointing on purple points will automatically scroll to the relevant section in this page.

Importance of the jordan river in the Bible..judaism and christianity. Genesis:" Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads. 11 The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts rthe whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 And the gold of that land is good. sBdellium and the onyx stoneare there. 13 The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which goes around the whole land of Cush. 14 The n...ame of the third river is tHiddekel; 2it is the one which goes toward the east of 3Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates." Tributaries of the Jordan river The streams coming together to create the River Jordan in its upper basin are, west to east: The Ayun (Hebrew: Ayun, Arabic: Dardara or Braghith - on old PEF maps as Nahr Bareighit in its lower part and Wadi el-Kharrar in the Merj 'Ayun area), which flows from Lebanon.The Hasbani (Arabic: Hasbani, Hebrew: either Snir or Hatzbani), which flows from Mount LebanonThe Dan (Hebrew: Dan, Arabic: Leddan), whose source is also at the base of Mount Hermon. The Banias (Arabic: Banias, Hebrew: either Banias or Hermon), arising from a spring at Banias at the foot of Mount Hermon South of the Sea of Galilee it receives the waters of further tributaries, the main ones being: The Yarmouk RiverThe Zarqa RiverCourse The river drops rapidly in a 75-kilometre (47 mi) run to swampy Lake Hula, which is slightly above sea level. Exiting the lake, it drops much more in the 25 kilometres (16 mi) down to the Sea of Galilee. The last section has less gradient, and the river meandersbefore entering the Dead Sea, about 422 metres below sea level, which has no outlet. Two major tributaries enter from the east during this last section: the Yarmouk Riverand Zarqa River. Its section north of the Sea of Galilee (Hebrew: Kinneret, Arabic: Bohayrat Tabaraya, meaning Lake of Tiberias) is within the boundaries of Israel, and forms the western boundary of the Golan Heights. South of the lake, it forms the border between the Kingdom of Jordan (to the east) andIsrael and Palestine (to the west).

Jordan River Hebrew: yarden Arabic: al-'urdunn River of Jordan Palestine and Israel, the trinity, 320 km long, and starts where the Hasbani River of Lebanon, and Banias River fromSyria meet.... Sea of Galilee is part of the Jordan River system, and theYarmuk River of Syria is an important tributary further downstream. The distance between Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea is 250 km, and constitutes the Ghawr Valley. Most of Ghawr Valley defines the border between first Jordan and Israel, and then Jordan and Palestine. Dead Sea is the outlet of Jordan River. For Christians, the point where the Jordan River runs out of the Sea of Galilee, is holy and considered to be the place where Jesus was baptized. Many pilgrims come here. The amount of water carried with the river has been decreasing over recent years, due to exploitation of the fresh water of Sea of Galilee and Yarmuk River of Syria. With peace signed between Israel and Jordan in 1995, more exploitation of the river water will be the result down the Ghawr Valley, especially with agriculture as the dominating recipient. More economic growth and growing populations will also increase the need of water from Sea of Galilee. Therefore, the Jordan River is expected to carry even less water in the future, with the drastic consequences this will have on the Dead Sea. See more

Jordan River Hebrew: yarden Arabic: al-'urdunn River of Israel, Palestine and Jordan, 320 km long, and starts where the Hasbani River of Lebanon, and Banias River fromSyria meet.... Sea of Galilee is part of the Jordan River system, and theYarmuk River of Syria is an important tributary further downstream. The distance between Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea is 250 km, and constitutes the Ghawr Valley. Most of Ghawr Valley defines the border between first Jordan and Israel, and then Jordan and Palestine. Dead Sea is the outlet of Jordan River. For Christians, the point where the Jordan River runs out of the Sea of Galilee, is holy and considered to be the place where Jesus was baptized. Many pilgrims come here. The amount of water carried with the river has been decreasing over recent years, due to exploitation of the fresh water of Sea of Galilee and Yarmuk River of Syria. With peace signed between Israel and Jordan in 1995, more exploitation of the river water will be the result down the Ghawr Valley, especially with agriculture as the dominating recipient. More economic growth and growing populations will also increase the need of water from Sea of Galilee. Therefore, the Jordan River is expected to carry even less water in the future, with the drastic consequences this will have on the Dead Sea. See more