Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas)' has mentioned 'River' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| [3] The remnants of a monastery on a mound known as Jabal Mar-Elias (Elijah's Hill) and an area close to the river with remains of churches, baptism ponds and pilgrim and hermit dwellings. | WIKI |
| [9] In 2015, the site was designated as a World Heritage site by UNESCO, excluding the western side of the river. | WIKI |
| The entire site, which is spread over an area of 533.7 hectares (5.337xc2xa0km2; 1,319 acres) , has two distinct zones xe2x80x93 Tell al-Kharrar, also called Jabal Mar Elias (Elijah's Hill), and the area close to the river (2 kilometres (1.2xc2xa0mi) to the east), the Zor area, where the ancient Church of Saint John the Baptist is situated. | WIKI |
| While the initial site of veneration was on the eastern side of the River Jordan, focus had shifted to the western side by the 6th century. | WIKI |
| [21] The term Al-Maghtas itself has been used historically for the area stretching over both banks of the river. | WIKI |
| According to the Hebrew Bible, Joshua instructed the Israelites how to cross the Jordan by following the priests who were carrying the Ark of the Covenant through the river, thus making its waters stop their flow (Joshua 3, mainly Joshua 3:14xe2x80x9317). | WIKI |
| [4] ICOMOS in its consideration of "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" as a UNESCO World Heritage Site notes that sites historically associated with Jesus' baptism also exist on the west bank across the river as well[29] and puts forth that their investigation into the Al-Maghtas site for recognition as a World heritage Center does not prove without doubt that the archaeological structures there actually relate historically to Jesus' baptism and further notes that other sites along the Jordan River have historically made similar claims. | WIKI |
| The Byzantine emperor Anastasius I Dicorus erected between 491xe2x80x93518 a first church dedicated to John the Baptist on the eastern banks of the River Jordan. | WIKI |
| The main Christian archaeological finds from the Byzantine and possibly even Roman period indicated that the initial venerated pilgrimage site was on the east bank, but by the beginning of the 6th century the focus had moved onto the more accessible west bank of the river. | WIKI |
| The Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem in 614, river floodings, earthquakes and the Muslim Siege of Jerusalem (636xe2x80x93637) put an end to Byzantine building activity on the east bank of the Jordan, particularly in the Wadi al-Kharrar area. | WIKI |
| With time worship took place just across the river on the western side at Qasr el-Yahud. | WIKI |
| As a result of the Six-Day War in 1967, the river became the ceasefire line and both banks became militarised and inaccessible to pilgrims. | WIKI |
| In 2015, the UNESCO declared the Al-Maghtas site on the east bank of the River Jordan as a World Heritage Site, while Qasr el-Yahud was left out. | WIKI |