Biblical place

Where was Jordan?

River of crossing, boundary, purification, and new beginning in both Testaments.

First appears in Genesis 32:10 · 21 books · 95 chapters

Overview

The Jordan marks thresholds in the biblical story: entry into the land, prophetic activity, and the baptismal scenes that frame the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry.

Jordan is represented in the local geography layer as Jordan River. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 32:10 and is mentioned across 21 books, with 202 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

19 chapter s · 63 verse mentions

Deuteronomy

12 chapter s · 33 verse mentions

Numbers

9 chapter s · 21 verse mentions

2 Samuel

8 chapter s · 17 verse mentions

Judges

9 chapter s · 15 verse mentions

2 Kings

5 chapter s · 9 verse mentions

1 Chronicles

4 chapter s · 8 verse mentions

Matthew

3 chapter s · 6 verse mentions

1 Kings

3 chapter s · 4 verse mentions

Mark

3 chapter s · 4 verse mentions

Genesis

2 chapter s · 3 verse mentions

1 Samuel

3 chapter s · 3 verse mentions

Psalms

2 chapter s · 3 verse mentions

Jeremiah

3 chapter s · 3 verse mentions

John

3 chapter s · 3 verse mentions

Luke

2 chapter s · 2 verse mentions

2 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Job

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Isaiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Ezekiel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Zechariah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention