Desert (Easton)

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Heb. midbar, 'pasture-ground;' an open tract for pasturage; a common (Joel 2:22 ). The 'backside of the desert' (Exodus 3:1 ) is the west of the desert, the region behind a man, as the east is the region in front. The same Hebrew word is rendered 'wildernes,' and is used of the country lying between"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause! Click here to learn more! 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The "backside of the desert" ( Exodus 3:1 ) is the west of the desert, the region behind a man, as the east is the region in front. The same Hebrew word is rendered "wildernes," and is used of the country lying between Egypt and Palestine ( Genesis 21:14,21 ; Exodus 4:27 ; 19:2 ; Joshua 1:4 ), the wilderness of the wanderings. It was a grazing tract, where the flocks and herds of the Israelites found pasturage during the whole of their journey to the Promised Land. 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 . The translation of the Hebrew Aribah' , "An arid tract" ( Isaiah 35:1,6 ; 40:3 ; 41:19 ; 51:3 , etc.). The name Arabah is specially applied to the deep valley of the Jordan (the Ghor of the Arabs), which extends from the lake of Tiberias to the Elanitic gulf. While Midbar Denotes properly a pastoral region, Arabah Denotes a wilderness. It is also translated "plains;" as "the plains of Jericho" ( Joshua 5:10 ; 2 Kings 25:5 ), "the plains of Moab" ( Numbers 22:1 ; Deuteronomy 34:1,8 ), "the plains of the wilderness" ( 2 Samuel 17:16 ). In the Revised Version of Numbers 21:20 the Hebrew word Jeshimon Is properly rendered "desert," meaning the waste tracts on both shores of the Dead Sea. This word is also rendered "desert" in Psalm 78:40 ; 106:14 ; Isaiah 43:19,20 . It denotes a greater extent of uncultivated country than the other words so rendered. It is especially applied to the desert of the peninsula of Arabia ( Numbers 21:20 ; 23:28 ), the most terrible of all the deserts with which the Israelites were acquainted. It is called "the desert" in Exodus 23:31 ; Deuteronomy 11:24 . (See JESHIMON .) A dry place; hence a desolation ( Psalm 9:6 ), desolate ( Leviticus 26:34 ); the rendering of the Hebrew word Horbah' . It is rendered "desert" only in Psalm 102:6 , Isaiah 48:21 , and Ezekiel 13:4 , where it means the wilderness of Sinai. This word is the symbol of the Jewish church when they had forsaken God ( Isaiah 40:3 ). Nations destitute of the knowledge of God are called a "wilderness" (32:15, Midbar ). It is a symbol of temptation, solitude, and persecution ( Isaiah 27:10 , Midbar_; 33:9, _arabah ).

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