Jesus is baptized

" And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: and there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" - Mark 1:9-11. Beautifully illustrated for children, "Jesus is baptized in the Jordan River" tells the story of this inspiring meeting between Jesus and his precursor, John the Baptist. Situated in a pristine natural environment at the point where the Jordan River meets the Dead Sea in southern Israel, Qasr El-Yahud is believed to be the location where John baptized his cousin, Jesus of Nazareth. It quates: "John did baptize in the wilderness (...) and there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins" (Mark 1:4-5). Archeological remains from the Roman and Byzantine periods, including the mosaics map of Madaba from the sixth century, testify to an ongoing tradition of baptism in this area throughout the generations. Today, hundreds of thousands of Christian pilgrims, following their savior, come to Qasr El-Yahud to experience the presence of the Lord and to renew their faith through Baptism in the Jordan River. The author Jim Reimann was an ordained minister and a Bible teacher. In his lifetime he led more than 25 pilgrimages to Israel, which helped him to ensure that these children's Bible stories are biblically correct as well as historically accurate.