13 Facts About The Jordan

The Jordan River or River The Jordan, known as Nahr Al-Sharieat, is a 251-kilometre-long river in the Middle East that flows roughly north to south through the Sea of Galilee and on to the Dead Sea.

The Jordan River has an upper course from its sources to the Sea of Galilee, and a lower course south of the Sea of Galilee down to the Dead Sea.

In traditional terminology, the upper course is commonly referred to as passing through the "Hula Valley", as opposed to "Upper The Jordan Valley"; the Sea of Galilee through which the river passes is a separate entity; and the term The Jordan Valley is reserved for the lower course, fed by the Yarmouk and Zarqa Rivers.

South of the Sea of Galilee, the Jordan River receives the waters of further tributaries, the main ones, both coming from the east, are:.

Also in 1964, Jordan constructed a channel that diverted water from the Yarmouk River, a main tributary of the Jordan River, to the East Ghor Canal.

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The northern one, The Jordan River Crossing or Sheikh Hussein Bridge is near Beit She'an; the southern one, Allenby Bridge, is near Jericho.

Until the first decade of the 21st century, the waters of the Jordan River had been the largest water resource for Israel; lately, desalinated sea water from the Mediterranean has taken over this role.

Conflict about the waters of the Jordan River was a contributing factor to the Six-Day War when, starting in 1965, Syria attempted to divert some of its headwaters in collaboration with Lebanon and Jordan.

The Jordan has a number of fords, and one of them is famous as the place where many Ephraimites were slain by Jephthah .

In biblical history, the Jordan appears as the scene of several miracles, the first taking place when the Jordan, near Jericho, was crossed by the Israelites under Joshua .

The Jordan is where John the Baptist bore record of Jesus as the Son of God and Lamb of God .

The Jordan is a frequent symbol in folk, gospel, and spiritual music, and in poetic and literary works.

The Jordan River is the subject of roots reggae artist Burning Spear's song of the same title.