The river Jordan is located in between the wilderness outside of Egypt and the promised land. There are no other references of places in connection to the river Jordan, so there is insufficient information in the Book of Mormon to locate the river Jordan in relation to any other places. The river Jordan flows into the Dead Sea.
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I NEPHI 5:117 [17:32]: And after they had crossed the river Jordan, he did make them mighty, unto the driving out the children of the land, yea, unto the scattering them to destruction.
Commentary: This verse references the places of the land of promise and the river Jordan. The term 'they' refers to Moses and the people of Israel. The term 'land' refers to the land of promise. Moses and the people with him had been in the wilderness outside of Egypt, so the journey through the wilderness put Moses and his people on the opposite side of the river Jordan than the land of promise. This verse also illustrates the consistency of using the term 'cross' to indicate water.
I NEPHI 5:118 [17:33]: And now do ye suppose that the children of this land, who were in the land of promise, who were driven out by our fathers, do ye suppose that they were righteous? Behold, I say unto you, Nay.
Commentary: This verse references the place of the land of promise, river Jordan, and the wilderness outside Egypt. This verse names the land across the river Jordan from the wilderness outside Egypt as the land of promise.
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