10 Bible Verses about Deserts
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But with whom was he angry forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness?
But with the most of them God was not well pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
John was immersing in the wilderness, and preaching the immersion of repentance in order to the remission of sins.
For this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil.
And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.
Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
From Thematic Bible
Beasts » Found in » Deserts
Birds » Inhabit » Deserts
Deserts » Notable
Deserts » General references to
And an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying: Arise, and go toward the south, to the road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza; this is desert.
And the apostles returned, and told him all "that they had done. And he took them, and withdrew privately to a desert place, that belonged to a city called Bethsaida.
And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.
And when it was day, he went out and departed into a desert place; and the multitudes sought for him, and came to him and endeavored to detain him, that he should not go away from them.
Deserts » Illustrative of » The world
Deserts » Illustrative of » Barrenness
Deserts » Phenomena of, alluded to » Clouds of sand and dust
Deserts » Illustrative of » Desolation by armies
Deserts » Danger of travelling in
In journeying s often, in perils from rivers, in perils from robbers, in perils from my own race, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the desert, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;
Deserts » Guides required in
Deserts » Infested with robbers
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Beer-sheba
Deserts » Described as » Dry and without water
Deserts » The persecuted fled to
(of whom the world was not worthy,) wandering in deserts, and in mountains, and in caverns, and in dens of the earth.
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Paran
Deserts » Phenomena of, alluded to » Simoom or deadly wind
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Zin
Deserts » Described as » Uncultivated
Deserts » Illustrative of » The gentiles
Deserts » Parts of, afforded pasture
Deserts » The disaffected fled to
Are you not that Egyptian, who, before these days, made an insurrection, and led out into the wilderness four thousand men of the Assassins?
Deserts » Uninhabited places
And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, and said: This is a desert place, and the hour is now past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.
And he said to them: Come yourselves privately into a desert place, and rest awhile. For there were many coming and going, and they had not leisure even to eat.
Deserts » Infested with wild beasts
And he was there in the wilderness forty days, to be tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.
Deserts » Vast barren plains
Then they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the broken pieces of the five barley loaves, which remained after they had eaten.
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Jeruel
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Ziph
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Maon
Deserts » Described as » Waste and howling
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Kedemoth
Deserts » Described as » Great and terrible
Deserts » Inhabited by wandering tribes
Deserts » Infested with serpents
Deserts » Phenomena of, alluded to » Mirage or deceptive appearance of water
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Damascus
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » En-gedi
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » gibeon
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Sinai
Deserts » Illustrative of » What affords no support
Deserts » Heath often found in
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Arabian or great desert
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Of the red sea
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Beth-aven
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Shur
Deserts » Described as » Uninhabited and lonesome
Deserts » Described as » Trackless
Deserts » Described as » Desolate
Deserts » Phenomena of, alluded to » Tornadoes or whirlwinds
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Judea
In those days came John the Immerser, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Edom
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Sin
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Kadesh
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Near gaza
And an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying: Arise, and go toward the south, to the road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza; this is desert.
Deserts » Illustrative of » Those deprived of all blessings
Lions » Inhabits » Deserts
Serpents » Infest » Deserts
Topics on Deserts
Deserts, Specific
Matthew 3:1In those days came John the Immerser, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
