JORDAN RIVER


Meaning of JORDAN RIVER in English

River, Middle East.

It rises in Syria, flows through the Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee), and then receives its main tributary, the Yarm 016B; k River . It drains into the Dead Sea at 1,312 ft (400 m) below sea level after a total course of 223 mi (360 km). In Christianity it is known as the place where John the Baptist baptized Jesus .

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia.      Краткая энциклопедия Британика.