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Spring of John The Baptist

TIME : 2016/2/19 3:49:19

Accessible on foot (hot in summer so take a hat and water), this is one of several places where John is believed to have carried out baptisms. Most baptisms were conducted in the spring-fed waters of Wadi al-Kharrar rather than in the Jordan River. The path leads through thickets of tamarisk and argul (wild cherry) and the yellow rose of Jericho in spring.