Christian tradition associates Qasr al Yahud with the site of Jesus’ baptism by Matthew (Matthew 3) and it has been revered as such from at least the fourth century.
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- meeting point Ein Karem
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- Qasr al Yahud
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- is a site on the banks
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- of the Jordan river
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- not far from Jericho.
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- Monasteries and churches in the area
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- area testifying to the long religious tradition.
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- sycamore tree
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- mount of temptation
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- The Good Sameritan Inn
