<P> In biblical history , the Jordan appears as the scene of several miracles , the first taking place when the Jordan , near Jericho , was crossed by the Israelites under Joshua ( Joshua 3 : 15 -- 17 ) . Later the two tribes and the half tribe that settled east of the Jordan built a large altar on its banks as `` a witness '' between them and the other tribes ( Joshua 22 : 10 , 22 : 26 , et seq . ) . The Jordan was crossed by Elijah and Elisha on dry ground ( 2 Kings 2 : 8 , 2 : 14 ) . The prophet and wonder - worker Elisha performed two miracles at the Jordan : he healed Naaman 's leprosy by having him bathe in its waters ( 2 Kings 5 : 14 ) , and he made an axe head lost by one of the `` children of the prophets '' float , by throwing a piece of wood into the water ( 2 Kings 6 : 6 ) . </P>
<P> In biblical history , the Jordan appears as the scene of several miracles , the first taking place when the Jordan , near Jericho , was crossed by the Israelites under Joshua ( Joshua 3 : 15 -- 17 ) . Later the two tribes and the half tribe that settled east of the Jordan built a large altar on its banks as `` a witness '' between them and the other tribes ( Joshua 22 : 10 , 22 : 26 , et seq . ) . The Jordan was crossed by Elijah and Elisha on dry ground ( 2 Kings 2 : 8 , 2 : 14 ) . The prophet and wonder - worker Elisha performed two miracles at the Jordan : he healed Naaman 's leprosy by having him bathe in its waters ( 2 Kings 5 : 14 ) , and he made an axe head lost by one of the `` children of the prophets '' float , by throwing a piece of wood into the water ( 2 Kings 6 : 6 ) . </P>
where did the israelites cross the jordan river
where did the israelites cross the jordan river
near Jericho
near Jericho