in Ancient Geography, a term denoting a passage; and therefore by many referred to the passageway Jericho, where the Israelites passed over dry-land; by Lightfoot, to the passageway at Scythopolis; but Cellarius refers it to the midway between both; because there were doublets several middle passageways or fords on the Jordan. Here John is said to have baptized on the other side Jordan, (Evangelists).