the (River) Jordan

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• River Jordan, British Columbia — River Jordan (known locally as Jordan River) is a small settlement on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located approximately 70 km west of Victoria. Established as a logging camp in the late 19th century, River Jordan …   Wikipedia

• JORDAN — (Heb. הַ)יַּרְדֵּן), river flowing from the Anti Lebanon mountains south through Lake Kinneret and emptying into the Dead Sea. The name Jordan is first attested in the 13th century B.C.E. Papyrus Anastasi 1 (13:1). In the Septuagint the Hebrew… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Jordan River (disambiguation) — Jordan River may refer to:Asia: *Jordan River, a tributary of the Dead Sea in Southwest AsiaAustralia: *Jordan River (Tasmania)Canada: *River Jordan, British Columbia, a hamlet and river on Vancouver IslandEngland: *River Jordan, CornwallNew… …   Wikipedia

• Jordan —     The Jordan     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Jordan     (in Hebrew Yâdên, from the root Yârâd, to descend).     The difference of elevation between the highest point of this river (1847 feet above the sea level) and the lowest (1286 feet… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Jordan —     The Jordan     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Jordan     (in Hebrew Yâdên, from the root Yârâd, to descend).     The difference of elevation between the highest point of this river (1847 feet above the sea level) and the lowest (1286 feet… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Jordan River Dam — The Jordan River Dam, officially the Jordan River Diversion Dam, and known locally simply as Diversion Dam, is a dam located in Jordan River, British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the second hydroelectric development on Vancouver Island. [cite… …   Wikipedia

• Turn the River — Infobox Film name = Turn the River caption = writer = Chris Eigeman starring = Famke Janssen Jaymie Dornan Rip Torn Matt Ross Lois Smith Marin Hinkle Terry Kinney Jordan Bridges Ari Graynor director = Chris Eigeman producer = Ami Armstrong… …   Wikipedia

• Jordan — m English and German: originally a name given to a child (of either sex) baptized in holy water that was, purportedly at least, brought from the River Jordan, whose Hebrew name, ha yarden, means ‘flowing down’. It was in this river that Christ… …   First names dictionary

• Turn the River — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Turn the River Produktionsland USA …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Jordan — Jor dan, Jorden Jor den, n. [Prob. fr. the river Jordan, and shortened fr. Jordan bottle a bottle of water from the Jordan, brought back by pilgrims.] [1913 Webster] 1. A pot or vessel with a large neck, formerly used by physicians and alchemists …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• River Valency — The River Valency is located in North Cornwall with many tributaries, and cuts a valley before entering the sea at the village of Boscastle. One of its tributaries is the River Jordan, which it joins in Boscastle just before the B3263 road bridge …   Wikipedia