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We stopped at an important site at the Jordan River. Qasr el Yahud (fortress of the Jews) is known as the place where Joshua led the Israelites across the Jordan on dry ground Joshua 3:14-17. It is also known as the site where John the Baptist baptized Jesus (Matthew 3:13-17) as He began His ministry. Today people come from all over the world to be baptized at this spot in the Jordan. Maresha at the Beit