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∙ 14y agoapprox 25 miles
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∙ 14y agoThe priests
Abraham possibly crossed the Jordan, but the Hebrews coming out of Egypt would have entered Israel through the South (the Jordan is on east Coast).Answer:Yes, the Israelites crossed the Jordan (Joshua ch.3-4).
Joshua and the Israelites crossed the Jordan River to enter Canaan. God miraculously stopped the river's flow to allow them to pass safely.
The bible does not tell us the distance covered, but it could be five hundred kilometers to Jordan from Suez.
The Jordan River (see Joshua 3-4). They crossed the Red Sea in Exodus.
On a bus, it's about 3 hours or so once you've crossed the border from Eilat, Israel, to Petra, Jordan.
According to our tradition, it was 600,000 men, plus women and children, for a total of at least two million people.
The flight distance from Texas (TX) to Jordan is: 7,193 miles / 11,576 km
According to Joshua chapter 3, the Jordan was in flood because it was the time of the harvest. The priests set down the Ark of the Covenant at the brim of the water. The Jordan stooped flowing and the Israelites crossed over the dry river bed. Then Joshua asked the men to take 12 stones from the dry river bed and place them where they would camp.
Conspiracy Theory answer: The Ark of the Covenant was an alien device used to communicate with aliens among other things. It somehow held back the River Jordan when the Israelites crossed it.
Moses crossing the Red Sea was a miraculous event where God parted the waters for the Israelites to pass through on dry land, while Joshua crossing the Jordan River involved the priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant to stop the flow of the river, allowing the Israelites to cross on dry ground. The crossings symbolize God's power and presence with the Israelites in their journey to the Promised Land.
The Israelites stayed in Shittim for several days before they crossed the Jordan River, as mentioned in the Bible in Joshua 3:1.