10 Bible Verses about Deserts
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And with whom was he grieved for forty years? Was it not with those who had sinned, and whose dead bodies fell in the wilderness?
But in most of them God was not well pleased, for they were laid low in the desert.
In the desert came John who baptized, and preached a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
This John it was of whom it was said through Isaiah, the prophet, The voice of one who cries aloud in the desert, "Prepare a way for the Lord, Make the paths straight for him."
Then Jesus was led up into the desert by the Spirit, to be tempted by the devil.
And the child grew, and became strong in the Spirit, and remained in the desert till the day of his showing to Israel.
"Our fathers ate manna in the wilderness, as it is written, 'He gave them bread out of 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 on your way south, along the road that runs down from Jerusalem to Gaza, the desert way."
On their return the apostles told him what they had done. and he took them and withdrew in private to a town called Bethsaida.
And the child grew, and became strong in the Spirit, and remained in the desert till the day of his showing to Israel.
And when it was daybreak he left the town, and went away to a solitary place; and the crowd kept seeking him. Coming at length upon him, they attempted to detain him so that he should not leave 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
My journeys have been many; in perils of rivers, in perils of bandits; in perils from my countrymen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness; in perils on the sea, in perils among false brothers;
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
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
"Do you know Greek?" said the tribune; "Are you not, then, the Egyptian who in days gone by stirred up to sedition, and let into the wilderness the four thousand cutthroats?"
Deserts » Uninhabited places
As twilight fell, his disciples came to him and said: "This is a lonely spot, and the day is far spent; send the crowds away, so that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food."
Then he said to them, "Come apart, yourselves, to a quiet spot, and rest a while." For there were many coming and going, and they could not get time even to eat.
Deserts » Infested with wild beasts
and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was among the wild beasts, but the angels were ministering to him.
Deserts » Vast barren plains
So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves??he broken pieces that were left 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
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 on your way south, along the road that runs down from Jerusalem to Gaza, the desert way."