The group who were baptized in the river Jordan
This place is in Jericho and is called “Qasr al-Yahud” meaning the castle of the Jews.
This area was heavily mined on both sides of the Jordan after the Six-Day War in 1967, and it’s only relatively recently that this place has been reopened to tourists and pilgrims.
The baptismal site called “Yardenit,” has no historical significance.
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