Jordan River south of Sea of Galilee 3

The Jordan River serves as a backdrop to many Bible stories, even when it’s not always mentioned. The river begins far to the north, at Mt. Hermon, and flows into the Sea of Galilee. It flows again out of the Sea of Galilee, finally ending in the Dead Sea. People traveled on roads near water, so whenever Jesus and his disciples made a trip from Capernaum to Jerusalem, they usually traveled by this valley. Mary and Joseph probably traveled through the valley as they went to Bethlehem. Naaman the Syrian commander came this way and reluctantly immersed himself in the waters. His leprosy was cleansed, though Elisha’s greedy servant took the disease home with him. Generations later, Jesus healed 10 lepers in the same area.