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the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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The same Hebrew word is used also to denote the wilderness of Arabia, which in winter and early spring supplies good pasturage to the flocks of the nomad tribes than roam over it (1 Kings 9:18 ).
The wilderness of Judah is the mountainous region along the western shore of the Dead Sea, where David fed his father's flocks (1 Samuel 17:28; 26:2 ). Thus in both of these instances the word denotes a country without settled inhabitants and without streams of water, but having good pasturage for cattle; a country of wandering tribes, as distinguished from that of a settled people (Isaiah 35:1; 50:2; Jeremiah 4:11 ). Such, also, is the meaning of the word "wilderness" in Matthew 3:3; 15:33; Luke 15:4 .
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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Desert'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​d/desert.html. 1897.
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Desert'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​d/desert.html. 1897.