Mark 1:5

all the land This strong expression is peculiar to St Mark. But it is illustrated by the other Gospels. The crowds that flocked to his baptism included representatives of every class, Pharisees and Sadducees (Matthew 3:7), tax-gatherers (Luke 3:12), soldiers (Luke 3:14), rich and poor (Luke 3:10).

of Jordan Ofhere is redundant and appositional. We use it after "town," "city," "valley." For its use after river, comp. "the riverof Cydnus," Shak. A. and C. II. 2. 192. The word "river" does not occur in the best MSS. of Matthew 3:6. It is used by St Mark, who writes for those who were unacquainted with the geography of Palestine.