Ford of the Jabbok
See also: Jabbok.
The miraculous ford at the confluence of the Yabboq and the Jordan.
Inhabitants or natives
Melchias the ferryman and his children.
Description
A livid dawn surprises them near a very small village that stretches near the river with its muddy huts. The river is a little narrower than at the ford. Boats are drawn up behind the houses to protect them from the flood.
Notable events
Like Joshua (see below), Jesus stops the flow of the flooding Jordan to allow the passage of the apostolic group. Later, he heals a deaf-mute by touching his mouth and ears: "Open up! (Effata!)."[1]
Its name
Adamah means "Earth, soil". Today Tell Ed-Dâmiyeh, south of the mouth of the Yabboq. Perhaps also this "BetJabbok" (Beth Yabboq) mentioned in chapter GRM 360.
Where is it mentioned in the work?
GRM 110
GRM 361
GRM 419
Learn more about this place
Place where the Jordan miraculously stopped to allow the Hebrew people to cross on dry ground entering the land of Canaan.[2].
Explore
32°06'10.9"N 35°32'06.0"E
Notes and references
Note: Quotations from the work of Maria Valtorta on this page currently use machine-translated text and will gradually be replaced by the official English translation. Until then, the official translation may be consulted through the reference link provided with each quotation.
- ↑ GRM 419.
- ↑ Joshua 6:16.