We owe you an explanation.Be one ofthe rare readers who gives. There are no small contributions: every edit counts, every donation counts. For otherrivers, see Jordan River (disambiguation). "The Jordan" redirects here.The river holds major significance in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. According to the Bible, the Israelites crossed it into the Promised Land and Jesus of Nazareth was baptized by John the Baptist in it. Jordan RiverCrossing into the Promised Land. Photo Gallery.Faith Lesson from Crossing the Jordan River. Entering the Promised Land was a long-awaited dream for the new generation of Israelites after wandering in the desert for 40 years. Puzzles, Riddles & Brain Teasers.Family. Parents with two children - a son and a daughter - came to a wide river. There was no bridge there. The only way to get to theotherside was to ask a fisherman if he could lend them his boat. When I woke up I wrote down the story ofTheOtherSideoftheRiver from start to finish. That has never happened to me again. It took time to find a home, but a year after a young editor rejected it she called to ask if it was still available.