Photo Gallery: Bethany-beyond-the-Jordan (Baptism Site)
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As Wadi Kharrar approaches the Jordan River, the change in the environment is dramatic. The narrow strip leading down to the river is more like Southeast Asia than the Middle East - no wonder the Prophet Jeremiah spoke of "the jungle of the Jordan" (Jer. 49:19).
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Paths from the lunar desert landscape lead into a thicket of reeds and woody tamarisk bushes. The air here is steamy and tropical and filled with the songs of birds, the buzzing of biting insects, and the babble of water from the 14 springs that flow all around. The name "Kharrar" for this area may be an imitation of these sounds.
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