ATLAS data (Sean) Trick question: where was Jesus baptized?

Yes, that is a trick question. If I check my Bible, it seems to say: "in the Jordan (River)"

However, some cartographer has corrected the information by a couple of kilometers to "Bethany beyond the Jordan". Is it really that hard to stick to what the scriptures explicitly say? Or at least stay with the obvious water source?

EDIT: Philana's answer is belied by a mouse over the event flag

This was updated after ATLAS 4 events, one flag? was created ...

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Philana R. Crouch

MJ,

This might be an issue of which Gospel account is being used for the data. "This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing." (John 1:28, NIV)

MJ. Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1015767#Comment_1015767

I'd used the Gospel Parallel Reader to check before posting but its at least 3 to1 in the Jordan NEAR Bethany beyond the Jordan ...

David J. Wilson

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1015770#Comment_1015770

Might also be an issue with:

are we sure the Gospel writers were referring to the river itself rather than the valley
are we sure the river now runs in the same course it did 2000 years ago despite all the earthquakes, changes in water level and shoreline in the Sea of Galilee etc etc
are we sure that this is the location of the location of that other Bethany despite other traditions which put it just north of the Dead Sea opposite Jericho and the Mount of Temptation by the Orthodox Monastery just west of Jericho ?

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MJ. Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1015781#Comment_1015781

[8-|] I love the way you think. Bravo.

Philana R. Crouch

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1015781#Comment_1015781

Might also be an issue with:

are we sure the Gospel writers were referring to the river itself rather than the valley

are we sure the river now runs in the same course it did 2000 years ago despite all the earthquakes, changes in water level and shoreline in the Sea of Galilee etc etc

are we sure that this is the location of the location of that other Bethany despite other traditions which put it just north of the Dead Sea opposite Jericho and the Mount of Temptation by the Orthodox Monastery just west of Jericho ?

David,

Those are all excellent points when dealing with Biblical geography.