Baptism in the Jordan River

Baptism in the Jordan River Christian pilgrims journey to the place where John the Baptist is thought to have performed the rite on Jesus
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Take Me to the Water
Brazilian Evangelist Christians embrace in prayer during a mass baptism ceremony in the Jordan River at Yardenit in northern Israel. Every year pilgrims from around the world journey to the place where christians believe Jesus was baptized.

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