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• Waheeb, Mohammed
• Mahmod, Abdelaziz
• al Masri, Eyed

Bethany beyond the Jordan, where Jesus is said that was seating of stone staircase, a foundation base and a small church near the river he was baptized on the east bank of the Jordan River, has revealed a Byzantine complex. This raises the number of churches identified in the region of Jordan River to four plus three at Tell el-Kharrar (Elijah’s Hill), nearly two kilometers east of the river. The discovered architectural remains represent a unique Byzantine complex on the eastern bank of Jordan River.

• History and Archaeology

• Αρχαιολογία

Early Byzantine, excavations, Jordan River, architecture, church, archaeology, Arculfus, St. John

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