Baptism in the Jordan

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New Testament event biblical event event

Baptism in the Jordan is the New Testament event in which Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist in the River Jordan, marking the beginning of his public ministry.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Baptism of Jesus	2
The Baptism of Christ	2
Gospel of John 1:29–34	1
baptism of Jesus	1
baptism site of Jesus on the Jordan River	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Testament event ⓘ biblical event ⓘ event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Baptism in the Jordan ⓘ surface form: Baptism of Jesus Feast of the Baptism of the Lord ⓘ surface form: Baptism of the Lord Feast of the Baptism of the Lord ⓘ surface form: Theophany (in Eastern Christian tradition)
associatedWith	anointing with the Holy Spirit ⓘ forgiveness of sins (in John’s baptism) ⓘ repentance ⓘ
centralTo	Christian sacramental theology of baptism ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Christian liturgy ⓘ Feast of the Baptism of the Lord ⓘ
depictedIn	Christian art ⓘ icons of the Theophany ⓘ
describedIn	Gospel of John ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
hasCanonicalReference	John 1:29–34 ⓘ Luke 3:21–22 ⓘ Mark 1:9–11 ⓘ Matthew 3:13–17 ⓘ
hasLiturgicalReading	read in Eastern churches at the Feast of Theophany ⓘ read in Western churches on the Sunday after Epiphany ⓘ
hasLocation	Holy Land ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Jordan River ⓘ
hasParticipant	Jesus Christ ⓘ surface form: Jesus John the Baptist ⓘ
hasTheologicalSignificance	inauguration of Jesus’ messianic mission ⓘ manifestation of the Trinity ⓘ model for Christian baptism ⓘ revelation of Jesus as Son of God ⓘ
inChristianTradition	considered a manifestation of God in history ⓘ
includesProclamation	“This is my beloved Son” ⓘ
includesSign	descent of the Holy Spirit like a dove ⓘ voice from heaven ⓘ
involvesAction	baptism by immersion or submersion in water ⓘ
marksBeginningOf	public ministry of Jesus ⓘ
performedBy	John the Baptist ⓘ
precedes	calling of the first disciples ⓘ temptation of Jesus in the wilderness ⓘ
receivedBy	Jesus Christ ⓘ surface form: Jesus of Nazareth
relatedDoctrine	Christology ⓘ doctrine of the Trinity ⓘ soteriology ⓘ
veneratedAt	Qasr al-Yahud ⓘ traditional baptism site at Bethany beyond the Jordan ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Baptism in the Jordan → alsoKnownAs → Baptism in the Jordan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baptism of Jesus

Qasr al-Yahud → associatedEvent → Baptism in the Jordan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baptism of Jesus

Feast of the Theophany → associatedScripture → Baptism in the Jordan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gospel of John 1:29–34

Jordan River → associatedWith → Baptism in the Jordan ⓘ

this entity surface form: baptism of Jesus

Jesus Christ → associatedWithEvent → Baptism in the Jordan ⓘ

Kingdom of Jordan → nationalReligionSite → Baptism in the Jordan ⓘ

this entity surface form: baptism site of Jesus on the Jordan River

Jean Restout the Younger → notableWork → Baptism in the Jordan ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Baptism of Christ

Piero della Francesca → notableWork → Baptism in the Jordan ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Baptism of Christ