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Where did the word Jordan come from?

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∙ 15y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Jordan is from the name of the river that flows between the countries Jordan and Israel. It is Hebrew and means "descend" or "flow down". There could also be some influence from the Germanic name 'Jordanes'.

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