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The desert as a harsh place

Jeremiah 2:6 See also Isaiah 25:4-5; Isaiah 49:10; Jeremiah 4:26; Jeremiah 22:6; Hosea 13:5

The desert as a place of human activity

Living in the desert

Genesis 21:21 See also Judges 1:16; Proverbs 21:19; Jeremiah 25:24; Ezekiel 34:25; Luke 1:80

Grazing livestock in the desert

Exodus 3:1 See also Genesis 36:24; 1 Chronicles 5:9; Job 24:5

Hiding in the desert

1 Samuel 23:14-15 See also 1 Samuel 23:25

Dying in the desert

Exodus 14:11-12; John 6:49 See also Exodus 16:3; Numbers 3:4; Numbers 14:29; Numbers 32:13; 1 Corinthians 10:5; Hebrews 3:17

God leading and caring for his people in the desert

Deuteronomy 2:7; Nehemiah 9:19-21; Psalm 78:52 See also Exodus 13:18; Exodus 17:1,5-6; Deuteronomy 1:19; Deuteronomy 8:2; Deuteronomy 29:5; Deuteronomy 32:10; Joshua 24:7; Psalm 136:16; Amos 2:10; Acts 7:36; Acts 13:18

John the Baptist in the desert

Mark 1:4 See also Matthew 3:3 pp Mark 1:2-3 pp Luke 3:4; Isaiah 40:3

Jesus Christ in the desert

Matthew 4:1 pp Mark 1:12-13 pp Luke 4:1

Specific deserts

See also

Genesis 21:14 Beersheba; Exodus 15:22 Shur; Exodus 16:1 sin; Exodus 19:1-2 Sinai; Numbers 12:16 Paran; Numbers 13:21 Zin; Numbers 33:8 Etham; Deuteronomy 2:26 Kedemoth; Joshua 18:12 Beth Aven; 1 Samuel 23:24 Maon; 1 Samuel 24:1 En Gedi; 1 Samuel 26:2 Ziph; 1 Kings 19:15 Damascus; 2 Kings 3:8 Edom; 2 Chronicles 20:16 Jeruel; 2 Chronicles 20:20 Tekoa; Psalm 29:8 Kadesh; Psalm 63:1 Title Judah; Matthew 3:1 Judea; Acts 8:26 the desert road from Jerusalem to Gaza

Deserts used figuratively

Jeremiah 2:31 See also Isaiah 35:6; Isaiah 40:3; Jeremiah 50:12; Lamentations 4:3; Hosea 2:3

See also

2575  Christ, temptation
4299  wilderness
4360  sand
5098  John the Baptist
7221  exodus, the