Baptismal Site 2
ID: ICJVQY02
View looking south at the newly constructed steps and platforms that lead down to the west bank of the Jordan River.
This site commemorates John baptizing in this area (Matt 3:1-17; Mark 1:2-11; Luke 3:1-22; and John 1:6-34. John 1:28 in the KJV reads "Betharaba beyond Jordan" while the NIV more correctly reads "Bethany on the other side of the Jordan."
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