After Am Yisrael (the Children of Israel) crossed the river Jordan ... 3] explains that the command to take the twelve stones from the Jordan includes a number of aspects: "והעברתם אותם ...

It can be noted, then, that the twelve great stones traversed through three significant stations: the Jordan River, Mount Ebal, and Gilgal. It is my contention that these three stations imbued ...

The Jordan River holds major spiritual significance ... priests carried the Ark of the Covenant across on dry land. Twelve large stones were taken from the riverbed, where the priests had stood ...

“When you have crossed the Jordan into the land the Lord your ... And why the urgency to write out the Torah on twelve stones in Shekhem? The first explanation is based upon the Biblical record ...

At the Alumot Dam on the edge of Kibbutz Deganya, a cooperative community located a couple of miles south of the Sea of Galilee, you can smell the Jordan River long before you see it. Once you are ...

Composed of twelve stones, representing the twelve tribes of Israel, the monument commemorated the miraculous parting of the Red Sea. Barbara Carole has erected her own memorial to God.

The pilgrims who come to be baptised in the waters of the Jordan River at Qasr el Yehud are often overcome with emotion at visiting one of Christianity's holy places. The Jordan River has just 5 ...