- Jordan plain
- Biblical name for the Jordan Valley
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JORDAN — (Heb. הַ)יַּרְדֵּן), river flowing from the Anti Lebanon mountains south through Lake Kinneret and emptying into the Dead Sea. The name Jordan is first attested in the 13th century B.C.E. Papyrus Anastasi 1 (13:1). In the Septuagint the Hebrew… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Plain — Plain, n. [Cf. OF. plaigne, F. plaine. See {Plain}, a.] 1. Level land; usually, an open field or a broad stretch of land with an even surface, or a surface little varied by inequalities; as, the plain of Jordan; the American plains, or prairies.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jordan — Heb. Yarden, the descender; Arab. Nahr esh Sheriah, the watering place the chief river of Palestine. It flows from north to south down a deep valley in the centre of the country. The name descender is significant of the fact that there is… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Plain — 1) Heb. abel (Judg. 11:33), a grassy plain or meadow. Instead of plains of the vineyards, as in the Authorized Version, the Revised Version has Abel cheramim (q.v.), comp. Judg. 11:22; 2 Chr. 16:4. 2) Heb. elon (Gen. 12:6; 13:18; 14:13;… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Jordan River — River, Middle East. It rises in Syria, flows through the Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee), and then receives its main tributary, the Yarmūk River. It drains into the Dead Sea at 1,312 ft (400 m) below sea level after a total course of 223 mi (360… … Universalium
Jordan River — This article is about the river in West Asia. For other rivers named Jordan River or River Jordan, see Jordan River (disambiguation). Jordan River (Hebrew: נהר הירדן, Nehar haYarden Arabic: نهر الأردن, Nahr al Urdun) River … Wikipedia
Plain and Fancy — Infobox Musical name= Plain and Fancy subtitle= caption= music= Albert Hague lyrics= Arnold Horwitt book= Joseph Stein Will Glickman basis= productions= 1955 Broadway 1956 West End awards= Plain and Fancy is a musical with a book by Joseph Stein… … Wikipedia
South Jordan, Utah — Infobox Settlement official name = South Jordan, Utah settlement type = City nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location of South Jordan, Utah mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type = Country… … Wikipedia
Sarah, Plain and Tall (film) — Sarah, Plain and Tall Video release poster Directed by Glenn Jordan … Wikipedia
Occupation of the Jordan Valley (1918) — Australian Imperial Force (AIF) Canteen in the Jordan Valley The British Empire s occupation of the Jordan Valley occurred during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I, beginning after the Capture of Jericho in February when the… … Wikipedia
