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Location

Israel, Bethany
geo:31.837128,35.546124

Period or year

33~ / unknown

Classification

temple
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Qasr el Yahud

data access 55185

Qasr el Yahud is the western part of the traditional site of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist (Al-Maghtas).

See:

Mohammad Waheeb, Dr Abdelaziz Mahmod, Eyad Al-Masr, A unique Byzantine complex near the Jordan River in southern levant and a tentative interpretation, Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry (MAA) 2013

Bethany

Relevant museums

Amman, Jordan Museum
The new historical museum of Jordan; substantial archaeological collection.
Jordan, Amman

Nearby sites

Al-Maghtas - Bethany
al-Maghtas
Jordan, Bethany
Bethany Beyond the Jordan - Al-Maghtas
Baptism Site.
Jordan, Bethany
Teleilat el Ghassul
Neolithic site (type-site of the Ghassulian culture)
Jordan, Al ‘Arūs
Jericho
Neolithic settlement. Jericho has evidence of settlement dating back to 10,000 BCE.
PS, Jericho

Bethania, Byzantine baptistery

Bethania, Byzantine baptistery

Bethania, Byzantine baptistery

Bethania, Remains of mosaic floor of the Byzantine church

Bethania, Remains of mosaic floor of the Byzantine church

Bethania, Remains of mosaic floor of the Byzantine church

Bethania, River Jordan

Bethania, River Jordan

Bethania, River Jordan, Baptism scene

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Creators: Entry created by Jona Lendering (2018-07-22) , last updated by Elżbieta (2024-02-19), with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/55185
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Suggested citation: Lendering, J. and Elżbieta (2024) Qasr el Yahud. Vici.org: archaeological atlas of antiquity. https://vici.org/vici/55185, accessed 2026-11-15.