Deserts

Deserts

Vast barren plains — Exodus 5:3; John 6:13.

Uninhabited places — Matthew 14:15; Mark 6:31.

Described as

  • Uninhabited and lonesome. — Jeremiah 2:6.
  • Uncultivated. — Numbers 20:5; Jeremiah 2:2.
  • Desolate. — Ezekiel 6:14.
  • Dry and without water. — Exodus 17:1; Deuteronomy 8:15.
  • Trackless. — Isaiah 43:19.
  • Great and terrible. — Deuteronomy 1:19.
  • Waste and howling. — Deuteronomy 32:10.

Infested with wild beasts — Isaiah 13:21; Mark 1:13.

Infested with serpents — Deuteronomy 8:15.

Infested with robbers — Jeremiah 3:2; Lamentations 4:19.

Danger of travelling in — Exodus 14:3; 2 Corinthians 11:26.

Guides required in — Numbers 10:31; Deuteronomy 32:10.

Phenomena of, alluded to

  • Mirage or deceptive appearance of water. — Jeremiah 15:18.
  • Simoom or deadly wind. — 2 Kings 19:7; Jeremiah 4:11.
  • Tornadoes or whirlwinds. — Isaiah 21:1.
  • Clouds of sand and dust. — Deuteronomy 28:24; Jeremiah 4:12,13.

Mentioned in scripture

  • Arabian or great desert. — Exodus 23:31.
  • Bethaven. — Joshua 18:12.
  • Beersheba. — Genesis 21:14; 1 Kings 19:3,4.
  • Damascus. — 1 Kings 19:15.
  • Edom. — 2 Kings 3:8.
  • Engedi. — 1 Samuel 24:1.
  • Gibeon. — 2 Samuel 2:24.
  • Judea. — Matthew 3:1.
  • Jeruel. — 2 Chronicles 20:16.
  • Kedemoth. — Deuteronomy 2:26.
  • Kadesh. — Psalm 29:8.
  • Maon. — 1 Samuel 23:24,25.
  • Paran. — Genesis 21:21; Numbers 10:12.
  • Shur. — Genesis 16:7.
  • Sin. — Exodus 16:1.
  • Sinai. — Exodus 19:1,2; Numbers 33:16.
  • Ziph. — 1 Samuel 23:14,15.
  • Zin. — Numbers 20:1; 27:14.
  • Of the Red Sea. — Exodus 13:18.
  • Near Gaza. — Acts 8:26.

Heath often found in — Jeremiah 17:6.

Parts of, afforded pasture — Genesis 36:24; Exodus 3:1.

Inhabited by wandering tribes — Genesis 21:20,21; Psalm 72:9; Jeremiah 25:24.

The persecuted fled to — 1 Samuel 23:14; Hebrews 11:38.

The disaffected fled to — 1 Samuel 22:2; Acts 21:38.

Illustrative of

  • Barrenness. — Psalm 106:9; 107:33,35.
  • Those deprived of blessings. — Hosea 2:3.
  • The world. — Song 3:6; 8:5.
  • The Gentiles. — Isaiah 35:1,6; 41:19.
  • What affords no support. — Jeremiah 2:31.
  • Desolation by armies. — Jeremiah 12:10-13; 50:12.

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