Three Wise Men (volcanoes) a circular shape. Three Wise Men (volcanoes) The Three Wise Men are a row of three seamounts (underwater volcanoes) located in the Pacific Ocean, on the East Pacific Rise. They are part of a large group of seamounts, collectively known as the Rano Raji. They stand at between and , and are named after the Biblical Magi or the "three wise men". The middle of the three is the tallest and also the flattest at its top. The southern one is similar to its larger neighbor, but slightly shorter. The northern one is the middle of the two, with a
Transjordan in the Bible Transjordan in the Bible The Transjordan (, ) is an area of land in the Southern Levant lying east of the Jordan River. The prefix "trans-" is Latin and means "across" or beyond, so "Transjordan" refers to the land "on the other side of" the Jordan River. The equivalent Latin term for the west side is the "Cisjordan" - literally, "on this side of the [River] Jordan". The term used in Hebrew for the Transjordan is (), "beyond the Jordan", occurring, for example, in Joshua (). It was therefore used by people on the west side of the Jordan, including