Baptism in the Jordan

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New Testament event biblical event event

Baptism in the Jordan is the New Testament event in which Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist in the River Jordan, marking the beginning of his public ministry.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan	4
Baptism of Jesus	3
The Baptism of Christ	3
baptism of Jesus	2
Baptism in the Jordan canonical	1
Baptism of Christ in the Jordan River	1
Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River	1
Gospel of John 1:29–34	1
Jesus in the River Jordan	1
baptism site of Jesus on the Jordan River	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T34991 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Baptism in the Jordan
Context triple: [Jesus Christ, associatedWithEvent, Baptism in the Jordan]

A. Holy Baptism
Holy Baptism is the Christian sacrament of initiation and incorporation into the Church, marked by the ritual use of water and invocation of the Holy Trinity.
B. Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a foundational collection of Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament, emphasizing inner righteousness, humility, love of enemies, and the ethics of the Kingdom of God.
C. Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
D. Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is believed by Christians to be the incarnate Son of God and the Savior of humanity whose life, death, and resurrection are the foundation of the Christian faith.
E. Second Coming of Christ
The Second Coming of Christ is the anticipated future return of Jesus to earth in Christian eschatology to judge humanity and fully establish God’s kingdom.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Baptism in the Jordan
Target entity description: Baptism in the Jordan is the New Testament event in which Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist in the River Jordan, marking the beginning of his public ministry.

A. Holy Baptism
Holy Baptism is the Christian sacrament of initiation and incorporation into the Church, marked by the ritual use of water and invocation of the Holy Trinity.
B. Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a foundational collection of Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament, emphasizing inner righteousness, humility, love of enemies, and the ethics of the Kingdom of God.
C. Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
D. Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is believed by Christians to be the incarnate Son of God and the Savior of humanity whose life, death, and resurrection are the foundation of the Christian faith.
E. Second Coming of Christ
The Second Coming of Christ is the anticipated future return of Jesus to earth in Christian eschatology to judge humanity and fully establish God’s kingdom.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Testament event ⓘ biblical event ⓘ event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Baptism of Jesus ⓘ linked to: Baptism in the Jordan Baptism of the Lord ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Theophany (in Eastern Christian tradition) ⓘ linked to: Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
associatedWith	anointing with the Holy Spirit ⓘ forgiveness of sins (in John’s baptism) ⓘ repentance ⓘ
centralTo	Christian sacramental theology of baptism ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Christian liturgy ⓘ Feast of the Baptism of the Lord ⓘ
depictedIn	Christian art ⓘ icons of the Theophany ⓘ
describedIn	Gospel of John ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
hasCanonicalReference	John 1:29–34 ⓘ Luke 3:21–22 ⓘ Mark 1:9–11 ⓘ Matthew 3:13–17 ⓘ
hasLiturgicalReading	read in Eastern churches at the Feast of Theophany ⓘ read in Western churches on the Sunday after Epiphany ⓘ
hasLocation	Holy Land ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Jordan River ⓘ
hasParticipant	Jesus ⓘ linked to: Jesus Christ John the Baptist ⓘ
hasTheologicalSignificance	inauguration of Jesus’ messianic mission ⓘ manifestation of the Trinity ⓘ model for Christian baptism ⓘ revelation of Jesus as Son of God ⓘ
inChristianTradition	considered a manifestation of God in history ⓘ
includesProclamation	“This is my beloved Son” ⓘ
includesSign	descent of the Holy Spirit like a dove ⓘ voice from heaven ⓘ
involvesAction	baptism by immersion or submersion in water ⓘ
marksBeginningOf	public ministry of Jesus ⓘ
performedBy	John the Baptist ⓘ
precedes	calling of the first disciples ⓘ temptation of Jesus in the wilderness ⓘ
receivedBy	Jesus of Nazareth ⓘ linked to: Jesus Christ
relatedDoctrine	Christology ⓘ doctrine of the Trinity ⓘ soteriology ⓘ
veneratedAt	Qasr al-Yahud ⓘ traditional baptism site at Bethany beyond the Jordan ⓘ

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