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Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Yardenit is the Baptismal site located at the Southern end of the Sea of Galilee. This place is not far from the where the Jordan River flows out of the Sea on its way down to the Dead Sea.Yardenit is a sacred holy area. People come from all over the world to visit this...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: The "Community Wall" welcomes the visitors at the entrance to Yardenit. It describes the Baptism of Jesus Christ with the text taken from the New Testament written by the Armenian artist Hagop Antreassian in both ancient and modern languages.“These panels are dedicated to...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: The Jordan River flows at the bottom of the Syro-African fault. It originates approximately 200 meters above sea level on the slopes of Mt. Hermon, in water sources that flow throughout all year. The river ends its course at the lowest spot in the world - the Dead Sea - at...
Bregman Says: There is another place which is regarded as Jesus baptizing place which is next to Jericho, not far from the dead sea. But, the sign here claims that there are some evidents tying the baptizing place to this spot. On the other hand, it could be they just wanted the money...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Yardenit is located at the bank of the Jordan River near Kibbutz Kinneret on the southwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee (Or the Kinneret Lake). It is located in the north of the Jordan Valley, 6 kilometers southern of Tiberias and 28 km from Nazareth. We got to Yardenit by...
Yardenit: Shopping in Yardenit
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: The Souvenir shop within the Visitors Center is designed in the form of a bazaar in a Galilean style typical of the time of Jesus. It sells numerous holy items and rents robes and towels to the visitors, who take home a Baptism or a Rededication certificate. You can see my...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Visitors usually dress in white robes to enter into the Jordan River. It costs 20 NIS ($5). Entrance is free of charge. You only have to pay 6 NIS ($1,5) for a case to hide your clothes.You can watch my 3min 40 sec HD Video Yardenit - Jordan Baptismal Site out of my...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Kibbutz Kinneret which runs the Baptismal site was founded in 1913 by East European immigrants of the first Aliya. It is the second oldest Kibbutz in Israel.It took its name from the ancient Hebrew name of the Sea of Galilee and from a Biblical village located beside the Sea...
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There is another place which is regarded as Jesus baptizing place which is next to Jericho, not far from the dead sea. But, the sign here claims that there are...
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