16. the waters which came down from above —that is, the Sea of Galilee stood and rose up upon a heap —"in a heap," a firm, compact barrier ( Exodus 15:8 ; Psalms 78:13 ); very far —high up the stream; from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan —near mount Sartabeh, in the northern part of the Ghor ( 1 Kings 7:46 ); that is, a distance of thirty miles from the Israelitish encampment; and those that came down toward the sea of the desert —the Dead Sea—were cut off ( Psalms 114:2 ; Psalms 114:3 ). The river was thus dried up as far as the eye could reach. This was a stupendous miracle; Jordan takes its name, "the Descender," from the force of its current, which, after passing the Sea of Galilee, becomes greatly increased as it plunges through twenty-seven "horrible rapids and cascades," besides a great many lesser through a fall of a thousand feet, averaging from four to five miles an hour [LYNCH]. When swollen "in time of harvest," it flows with a vastly accelerated current. the people passed over right against Jericho —The exact spot is unknown; but it cannot be that fixed by Greek tradition—the pilgrims' bathing-place—both because it is too much to the north, and the eastern banks are there sheer precipices ten or fifteen feet high. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-17" class="com-number"
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