In Popular Culture
The Jordan River, due primarily to its rich spiritual importance, has provided inspiration for countless songs, hymns, and stories, including the traditional African-American spiritual/folk song "Michael Row the Boat Ashore". It is mentioned in the songs "Eve of Destruction", "Will You Be There", and "The Wayfaring Stranger" and in "Ol' Man River" from the musical Show Boat.
In the Mad Men season six premiere, "The Doorway", Roger Sterling's wealthy mother dies and leaves her money to a zoo. At her memorial, Roger passes on to his daughter a jar of water from the River Jordan, which the dead woman's husband had given her years before. The daughter, disappointed she did not inherit money, asks her father to invest in her husband's business venture and leaves the River Jordan water behind.
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