Topic
Jordan, the River
53 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 13:10Torrey THE PLAINS OF — Exceeding fertile
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
- Genesis 13:11Torrey THE PLAINS OF — Chosen by Lot for a residence
Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
- Numbers 34:12Torrey Eastern boundary of Canaan
And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.
- Deuteronomy 3:27Torrey Moses not allowed to cross
Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
- Deuteronomy 4:22Torrey PASSAGE OF ISRAEL OVER — Promised
But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.
- Deuteronomy 9:1Torrey PASSAGE OF ISRAEL OVER — Promised
Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,
- Deuteronomy 11:31Torrey PASSAGE OF ISRAEL OVER — Promised
For ye shall pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein.
- Deuteronomy 31:2Torrey Moses not allowed to cross
And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the LORD hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
- Joshua 2:7Torrey Fordable in some places
And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
- Joshua 3:1–8Torrey PASSAGE OF ISRAEL OVER — In an appointed order
And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over. And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host; And they…
- Joshua 3:6Torrey PASSAGE OF ISRAEL OVER — Preceded by priests with the ark
And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.
- Joshua 3:10Torrey PASSAGE OF ISRAEL OVER — A pledge that God would drive the Canaanites, &c out of their land
And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.
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- Joshua 3:11 Torrey PASSAGE OF ISRAEL OVER — Preceded by priests with the ark
- Joshua 3:12–16 Torrey REMARKABLE EVENTS CONNECTED WITH — Division of its waters to let Israel pass over
- Joshua 3:14 Torrey PASSAGE OF ISRAEL OVER — Preceded by priests with the ark
- Joshua 3:15 Torrey Often overflowed
- Joshua 3:17 Torrey PASSAGE OF ISRAEL OVER — Successfully effected
- Joshua 4:1 Torrey PASSAGE OF ISRAEL OVER — Successfully effected
- Joshua 4:2–8 Torrey PASSAGE OF ISRAEL OVER — Commemorated by a pillar of stones in Gilgal
- Joshua 4:9 Torrey PASSAGE OF ISRAEL OVER — Commemorated by a pillar of stones raised in it
- Joshua 4:10 Torrey PASSAGE OF ISRAEL OVER — Successfully effected
- Joshua 4:11 Torrey PASSAGE OF ISRAEL OVER — Successfully effected
- Joshua 4:18 Torrey REMARKABLE EVENTS CONNECTED WITH — Return of its waters to their place
- Joshua 4:20–24 Torrey PASSAGE OF ISRAEL OVER — Commemorated by a pillar of stones in Gilgal
- Joshua 5:1 Torrey REMARKABLE EVENTS CONNECTED WITH — Division of its waters to let Israel pass over
- Judges 3:28 Torrey REMARKABLE EVENTS CONNECTED WITH — Slaughter of Moabites
- Judges 3:29 Torrey REMARKABLE EVENTS CONNECTED WITH — Slaughter of Moabites
- Judges 12:4–6 Torrey REMARKABLE EVENTS CONNECTED WITH — Slaughter of the Ephraimites
- Judges 12:5 Torrey Fordable in some places
- Judges 12:6 Torrey Fordable in some places
- 2 Samuel 19:18 Torrey Ferry boats often used on
- 1 Kings 7:46 Torrey THE PLAINS OF — Afforded clay for moulding brass, &c
- 2 Kings 2:8 Torrey REMARKABLE EVENTS CONNECTED WITH — Its division by Elijah
- 2 Kings 2:14 Torrey REMARKABLE EVENTS CONNECTED WITH — Its division by Elisha
- 2 Kings 5:10 Torrey REMARKABLE EVENTS CONNECTED WITH — Healing of Naaman the leper
- 2 Kings 5:12 Torrey Despised by foreigners
- 2 Kings 5:14 Torrey REMARKABLE EVENTS CONNECTED WITH — Healing of Naaman the leper
- 2 Kings 6:2 Torrey THE PLAINS OF — Thickly wooded
- 1 Chronicles 12:15 Torrey Often overflowed
- 2 Chronicles 4:17 Torrey THE PLAINS OF — Afforded clay for moulding brass, &c
- Psalms 74:15 Torrey PASSAGE OF ISRAEL OVER — Alluded to
- Psalms 114:3 Torrey PASSAGE OF ISRAEL OVER — Alluded to
- Psalms 114:5 Torrey PASSAGE OF ISRAEL OVER — Alluded to
- Jeremiah 12:5 Torrey Overflowing of, called the swelling of Jordan
- Jeremiah 49:19 Torrey Overflowing of, called the swelling of Jordan
- Jeremiah 50:44 Torrey THE PLAINS OF — Infested with lions
- Zechariah 11:3 Torrey The Jews had great pride in
- Matthew 3:6 Torrey REMARKABLE EVENTS CONNECTED WITH — Baptism of multitudes by John the Baptist
- Matthew 3:13 Torrey REMARKABLE EVENTS CONNECTED WITH — Baptism of our Lord
- Matthew 3:15 Torrey REMARKABLE EVENTS CONNECTED WITH — Baptism of our Lord
- Mark 1:5 Torrey REMARKABLE EVENTS CONNECTED WITH — Baptism of multitudes by John the Baptist
- Mark 1:9 Torrey REMARKABLE EVENTS CONNECTED WITH — Baptism of our Lord
- John 1:28 Torrey REMARKABLE EVENTS CONNECTED WITH — Baptism of multitudes by John the Baptist
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 55 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Eastern boundary of Canaan Nu 34:12
- Often overflowed Jos 3:15; 1Ch 12:15
- Overflowing of, called the swelling of Jordan Jer 12:5; 49:19
- Empties itself into the Dead Sea Nu 34:12
- THE PLAINS OF
- Fordable in some places Jos 2:7; Jud 12:5,6
- Ferry boats often used on 2Sa 19:18
- REMARKABLE EVENTS CONNECTED WITH
- Division of its waters to let Israel pass over Jos 3:12-16; 5:1
- Return of its waters to their place Jos 4:18
- Slaughter of Moabites Jud 3:28,29
- Slaughter of the Ephraimites Jud 12:4-6
- Its division by Elijah 2Ki 2:8
- Its division by Elisha 2Ki 2:14
- Healing of Naaman the leper 2Ki 5:10,14
- Baptism of multitudes by John the Baptist Mt 3:6; Mr 1:5; Joh 1:28
- Baptism of our Lord Mt 3:13,15; Mr 1:9
- PASSAGE OF ISRAEL OVER
- Promised De 4:22; 9:1; 11:31
- In an appointed order Jos 3:1-8
- Preceded by priests with the ark Jos 3:6,11,14
- Successfully effected Jos 3:17; 4:1,10,11
- Commemorated by a pillar of stones raised in it Jos 4:9
- Commemorated by a pillar of stones in Gilgal Jos 4:2-8,20-24
- Alluded to Ps 74:15; 114:3,5
- A pledge that God would drive the Canaanites, &c out of their land Jos 3:10
- The Jews had great pride in Zec 11:3
- Despised by foreigners 2Ki 5:12
- Moses not allowed to cross De 3:27; 31:2
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.