River Jordan - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 01 Sep 2022 10:49:59 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg River Jordan - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Jordan river barely a trickle theses days https://cathnews.co.nz/2022/09/01/jordan-river-just-a-trickle/ Thu, 01 Sep 2022 07:59:20 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=151386 Symbolically and spiritually, the Jordan river is of mighty significance to many. Physically, the Lower Jordan River of today is a lot more meagre than mighty. By the time it reaches the site, where Jesus was baptised its dwindling water looks sluggish, a dull brownish green shade. Read more

Jordan river barely a trickle theses days... Read more]]> Symbolically and spiritually, the Jordan river is of mighty significance to many. Physically, the Lower Jordan River of today is a lot more meagre than mighty. By the time it reaches the site, where Jesus was baptised its dwindling water looks sluggish, a dull brownish green shade. Read more

Jordan river barely a trickle theses days]]> 151386 Landmines cleared: site of Christ's baptism reopening https://cathnews.co.nz/2018/12/13/landmines-baptism-jordan/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 06:55:34 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=114655 Thousands of landmines have been cleared from the banks of the river Jordan. Besides being the place of Christ's baptism, the site is widely held to be the location where the Israelites crossed the river Jordan following the 40 years in the desert after the Exodus from Egypt. It is also believed to be the Read more

Landmines cleared: site of Christ's baptism reopening... Read more]]> Thousands of landmines have been cleared from the banks of the river Jordan.

Besides being the place of Christ's baptism, the site is widely held to be the location where the Israelites crossed the river Jordan following the 40 years in the desert after the Exodus from Egypt. It is also believed to be the place where the prophet Elijah was taken bodily up into Heaven. Read more

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