Robert Wallis Israel Finkelstein has led the archaeological challenge to biblical ... Jordan and entered Canaan, just as the Old Testament says they did. Zertal, 60, has a poetic affinity for the ...

allowing each to build a new church in this important place on the banks of the Jordan River. John Paul II visited the site in 2000 on his historic Jubilee pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Pope ...

They highlighted Jordan’s vital role in ... of the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, saying this ensures the fabric of the Holy Land is protected and its unique character preserved.