Jordan Welcomes the New Millennium At Christ's Baptism Site, Bethany Beyond the Jordan.Business Editors AMMAN, Jordan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2000 Thousands of Christian pilgrims will welcome the new millennium at a holy communion to be held on January 7 at the baptism site of Jesus Christ Jesus Christ: see Jesus. Jesus Christ 40 days after Resurrection, ascended into heaven. [N.T.: Acts 1:1–11] See : Ascension Jesus Christ kind to the poor, forgiving to the sinful. [N.T. , Bethany beyond the Jordan (John 1:28), on the east bank of the Jordan River Jordan River River, Middle East. It rises on the Syria-Lebanon border, flows through Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee), and then receives its main tributary, the Yarmuk River. . The ancient pilgrimage route, one hour from Amman, will come alive with the lighting of 2,000 candles, announcing the beginning of the year 2000 pilgrimage to the Holy Sites of Jordan. "We are very pleased that Jordan is able to offer this magnificent site to Christian pilgrims in this eventful year," Malia Asfour, director of Jordan Tourism Board North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , said. "Discovery of this site is one of the most significant religious findings of this century. It is sure to become a major destination for North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. travelers in the new millennium," Following in the footsteps of their ancestors 2000 years ago, crowds of people will now gather at Bethany to renew their covenant of faith with God and to pray for peace and prosperity in the world at the dawn of the new year. Bethany beyond the Jordan is the only part of the Holy Land that was touched successively by the lives and missions of Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Joshua, Elijah, Elishah, John the Baptist John the Baptist prophet who baptized crowds and preached Christ’s coming. [N.T.: Matthew 3:1–13] See : Baptism John the Baptist head presented as gift to Salome. [N.T.: Mark 6:25–28] See : Decapitation and Jesus Christ. Bethany beyond the Jordan is one of the five pilgrimage sites in Jordan designated by the Great Jubilee Committee of the Vatican for special commemorations. The others are the Shrine to Our Lady of the Mountain at Anjara (June 10), the birthplace of Elijah at Khirbet al Wahadneh (July 21), the castle where John the Baptist was beheaded be·head tr.v. be·head·ed, be·head·ing, be·heads To separate the head from; decapitate. [Middle English biheden, from Old English beh at Macherus (August 25) and the site of Moses death at Mount Nebo (September 1). For more information on the pilgrimage sites and other destinations in Jordan, contact the Jordan Tourism Board North America toll free at 877/seejordan (5673), visit www.seejordan.org or email to seejordan@aol.com. |
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