Name Meaning and Biblical Context of Jordan
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| Meaning | The descender. | ||
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The Biblical baby name Jordan is Hebrew in origin and its meaning is the descender, or flowing down.
Jordon is pronounced jor-dan. Jordan is the chief river of Palestine. Many events of the Bible took place on or near its banks. Some of them are mentioned below. When Lot parted from his uncle Abraham, he chose for himself the fertile valley watered by the river Jordan. Jacob crossed the river Jordan many times. His name was changed to Israel on the banks of the river Jabbok, a tributary of Jordan. After Joshua succeeded Moses as the leader of the people, the Israelites reached the Promised Land of Canaan by walking over the dry bed of Jordan. Jordan formed the line of demarcation between the two and half Jewish tribes that settled to the east, and the nine and half tribes that settled to the west. The prophets Elijah and Elisha parted the waters of Jordan and crossed the dry river bed. Elisha performed two miracles here - he cured Namaan's leprosy and he made an iron axehead float in its waters. John the Baptist baptized people in the water of the river Jordon at Bethabara. Jesus also came to to be baptized here. John then bore witness to Jesus being the Lamb of God and the Son of God. Jesus crossed the Jordan many times during his ministry. People came to hear him preach and be healed from both sides of the river Jordan. When his enemies tried to capture him, Jesus escaped and took refuge on the banks of the river Jordan, where John had baptized him. Biblical reference for baby name : Genesis 13:10, 11; 32:10; 50:10, 11; Numbers 13:29; 22:1; 26:3, 63; 31:12; 32:5, 19, 21, 29, 32; 33:48-51; 34:12, 15; 35:1, 10, 14; 36:13; Deuteronomy 1:1, 5; 2:29; 3:8, 17, 20, 25, 27; 4:21, 22, 26, 41-49; 9:1; 11:30, 31; 12:10; 27:2, 4, 12; 30:18; 31:2, 13; 32:47; Joshua 1:2, 11-15; 2:7, 10; 3:1, 8, 11-17; 4:1-23; 5:1; 7:7; 9:1, 10; 12:1, 7; 13:8, 23, 27, 32; 14:3; 15:5; 16:1, 7; 17:5; 18:7, 12, 19-34; 20:8; 22:4, 7, 10, 11, 25; 23:4; 24:8, 11; Judges 3:28; 5:17; 7:24, 25; 8:4; 10:8, 9; 11:13, 22; 12:5, 6; 1 Samuel 13:7; 31:7; 2 Samuel 2:29; 10:17; 17:22, 24; 19:15-41; 20:2; 24:5; 1 Kings 2:8; 7:46; 17:3, 5; 2:6, 7, 13; 5:10, 14; 6:2, 4; 17:15; 10:33; 1 Chronicles 6:78; 12:15, 37; 19:17; 26:30; 2 Chronicles 4:17; Job 40:23; Psalms 42:6; 114:3, 5; Isaiah 9:1; Jeremiah 12:5; 49:19; 50:44; Ezekiel 47:18; Zechariah 11:3; Matthew 3:5, 6, 13; 4:5, 25; 19:1; Mark 1:5, 9; 3:8; 10:1, Luke 3:3; 4:1; John 1:28; 3:26; 4:10 Strong's Bible concordance H3383 and G2446 |
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