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.
- meeting point Ein Karem
- Qasr al Yahud
- is a site on the banks
- of the Jordan river
- not far from Jericho.
- Monasteries and churches in the area
- area testifying to the long religious tradition.
- sycamore tree
- mount of temptation
- The Good Sameritan Inn