Christians believe John the Baptist baptized Jesus at the site, a lush stretch of the Jordan River flanked by desert -- Christianity's third holiest site after the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in ...

ALONG THE JORDAN RIVER (AP) — The Bible says Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River. The river’s eastern bank, modern-day Jordan, and its western one both house baptismal sites, where rituals ...

ALONG THE JORDAN RIVER -- Kristen Burckhartt felt overwhelmed. She needed time to reflect, to let it sink in that she had just dipped her feet in the water where Jesus is said to have been ...