Baptismal Site On The Jordan River - Qasr al-Yahud

Holy Places

The baptismal site on the banks of the Jordan River, Qasr al-Yahud, is the site where according to tradition, Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist.

Christian tradition marks this site as the place of the “spiritual birth” of Jesus, as opposed to his physical birth in Bethlehem.

As such, the baptismal site is of great sacred significance – the third holiest site in the Christian world (after the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem).

Image credit: Idobi

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Region
Dead Sea
Address
Qasr el-Yahud

Opening hours
Summer: Sunday: 08:00 - 16:00, Monday: 08:00 - 16:00, Tuesday: 08:00 - 16:00, Wednesday: 08:00 - 16:00, Thursday: 08:00 - 16:00, Friday: 08:00 - 15:00, Saturday: 08:00 - 16:00, Holiday evening: 08:00 - 15:00</br> Winter: Sunday: 08:00 - 15:00, Monday: 08:00 - 15:00, Tuesday: 08:00 - 15:00, Wednesday
Parking
Parking
Suitable for children
Suitable for children

Phone
+972-2-6504844
Fax
+972-2-6504853
Website
bit.ly

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