Jordan
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Principal river of Palestine; Joshua crossed it to enter the promised land. Jesus was baptized in it by John the Baptist.
Pope Clement VIII, Jerome's Prefaces, On Worship
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II. JEROME TO PAULINUS.
— Joshua crosses the Jordan, overthrows kingdoms, and divides the land
"he crosses the Jordan, overthrows the kingdoms of the enemies"
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ON THE WORSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE SCRIPTURES.
— The Jordan receives Jesus in its waters under the hand of the precursor who baptizes him
"The Jordan receives Him in its waters under the hand of the precursor who baptizes Him"
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ON THE WORSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE SCRIPTURES.
— Jesus goes down to the banks of the Jordan where the crowd presses around
"go down to the banks of the Jordan, where the crowd, drawn by the man of the solitudes, pressed around him"