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Originally Posted by DMcFadden  The irony is that since Israel diverted the Jordan for agricultural purposes decades ago, it does not run to the Dead Sea. Since Jesus was baptized by John, probably near the North end of the Dead Sea, the Yardenit tourist venue near the South shore of Lake Tiberius is just that, a way to cater to the expectations of tourists. A "baptism" 100+ miles from where Jesus was baptized somehow loses some of its local charm.
(Plus, if you try to stand in it for more than a few minutes during - say February - you risk feezing off important parts of your anatomy. And it is very slippery. Don't ask me how I know this.) |
I will not ask! Somehow I can guess!
Side note my friend, the guide I had was a Jewish convert born in Israel who, despised the "Touristy" "Disney Holy-Land Scene" we were taken farther away from the usual tourist venues.