Jordan River
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Jordan River
A river of southwest Asia rising in Syria and Lebanon and flowing about 360 km (225 mi) south through the Sea of Galilee to the northern end of the Dead Sea.
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| Noun | 1. |  Jordan River - a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the JordanCanaan, Holy Land, Promised Land, Palestine - an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism |
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