Archaeologists in Jordan have discovered a landscape of megalithic monuments that offer insight into how ancient societies ...

In the hills of central Jordan, Danish archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery: a 5,500-year-old ritual site, used ...

ALONG THE JORDAN RIVER (AP) — The Bible says Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River. The river’s eastern bank, modern-day Jordan, and its western one both house baptismal sites, where rituals of faith ...

BETHANY BEYOND THE JORDAN (Reuters) - Bethany beyond the Jordan, a site on the east bank of the Jordan River that Pope Benedict visited Sunday, claims to be the exact spot where Jesus was baptized.

BETHANY BEYOND THE JORDAN, Jordan Dec 14 (Reuters) - For centuries thousands of pilgrims a year have made the journey to Bethany Beyond The Jordan, a site on the east bank of the Jordan River which ...

AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan has launched a $100 million master plan aimed at attracting 1 million Christian pilgrims to celebrations of the second millennium of the baptism of Jesus in 2030. The ambitious ...

ALONG THE JORDAN RIVER >> Kristen Burckhartt felt overwhelmed. She needed time to reflect, to let it sink in that she had just dipped her feet in the water where Jesus is said to have been baptized, ...