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<div> '''1: ἐρημία ''' (Strong'S #2047 — Noun [[Feminine]] — eremia — er-ay-mee'-ah ) </div> <p> "an uninhabited place," is translated "wilderness" in the AV of &nbsp;Matthew 15:33; &nbsp;Mark 8:4 (RV, "a desert place"); RV and AV, "wilderness" in &nbsp; 2 Corinthians 11:26 . See Desert , A. (In the Sept., &nbsp;Isaiah 60:20; &nbsp;Ezekiel 35:4,9 . </p> <div> '''2: ἔρημος ''' (Strong'S #2048 — — eremos — er'-ay-mos ) </div> <p> an adjective signifying "desolate, deserted, lonely," is used as a noun, and rendered "wilderness" 32 times in the AV; in &nbsp;Matthew 24:26; &nbsp;John 6:31 , RV, "wilderness" (AV, "desert"). For the RV, "deserts" in &nbsp;Luke 5:16; &nbsp;8:29 see Desert , B. </p>

<p> This term and that of DESERTdo not usually refer in scripture to such places as the vast sand-plains of Africa, though there are some such in Palestine, but the words mostly refer to non-arable plains where the vegetation but thinly covers the limestone with patches of verdure. In places where the ground is not worth cultivating it can be used for pasture. Some of such deserts are comparatively small, but others are extensive. The wilderness of JUDAHis a plain extending the whole length of the Dead Sea; but some of it can be used for pasture land. It may be said to include the wilderness of EN-GEDI, that of MAON, and probably that of ZIPH and of JERUEL. </p> <p> The wilderness of [[Beth-Aven]] and of [[Gibeon]] were in the allotment of Benjamin. </p> <p> The wilderness of [[Damascus]] was far north, and that of [[Beer-Sheba]] far south; and that of SHUR, still farther south-west. </p> <p> Those of KEDEMOTH, of EDOM, and of MOAB were east of the Dead Sea. </p> <p> The rest were not in [[Palestine]] proper, but were the deserts through which the Israelites passed or were located in their wanderings: namely, ETHAM, KADESH, PARAN, SIN, SINAI, and ZIN. See WANDERINGS OF THE ISRAELITES. </p> <p> Typically the wilderness was outside Canaan, and stands in contrast to it. The wilderness was the place of testing to the Israelites, and it is the same to the Christian, to humble him, and to prove what is in his heart. &nbsp;Deuteronomy 8:2 . He has to learn what he is in himself, and the God of all grace he has to do with. There is need of constant dependence or there is failure, while the experience is gained of knowing One who never fails to succour. Canaan is figuratively a heavenly position and conflict, corresponding with the need of the armour of &nbsp;Ephesians 6:11 , to stand against the wiles of the devil. For this one needs to realise what it is to be dead and risen with Christ. It is association in spirit with Christ in heaven. </p>

<li> Tohu, a "desolate" place, a place "waste" or "unoccupied" (&nbsp;Deuteronomy 32:10; &nbsp;Job 12:24; Compare &nbsp;Genesis 1:2 , "without form"). The wilderness region in the Sinaitic peninsula through which for forty years the Hebrews wandered is generally styled "the wilderness of the wanderings." This entire region is in the form of a triangle, having its base toward the north and its apex toward the south. Its extent from north to south is about 250 miles, and at its widest point it is about 150 miles broad. Throughout this vast region of some 1,500 square miles there is not a single river. The northern part of this triangular peninsula is properly the "wilderness of the wanderings" (et-Tih). The western portion of it is called the "wilderness of Shur" (&nbsp;Exodus 15:22 ), and the eastern the "wilderness of Paran." <p> The "wilderness of Judea" (&nbsp;Matthew 3:1 ) is a wild, barren region, lying between the Dead Sea and the [[Hebron]] Mountains. It is the "Jeshimon" mentioned in &nbsp;1 Samuel 23:19 . </p> <div> <p> '''Copyright Statement''' These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by [[Thomas]] Nelson, 1897. Public Domain. </p> <p> '''Bibliography Information''' Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Wilderness'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/w/wilderness.html. 1897. </p> </div> </li>

<p> &nbsp;Psalm 102:6 (a) This type represents the lonely, desolate condition of the blessed Lord as He walked about among sinful men and wicked enemies on the earth. (See under PELICAN). </p> <p> &nbsp;Proverbs 21:19 (a) It is better for one to go without many comforts, and to deny himself many pleasures if thereby he can live as he pleases. This is to be preferred to living the life with one who is constantly a source of sorrow and trouble to the heart. </p> <p> &nbsp;Isaiah 32:15 (b) This is a wonderful type of the barren [[Christian]] life, which is filled with sorrow, difficulty, disappointment and grief, but which, by the ministry of the Spirit, becomes a life filled with fruitfulness, beauty and joy. </p> <p> &nbsp;Isaiah 43:19 (b) This word describes the deliverance which GOD is able to bring into the tangled affairs of human life, straightens out the difficulties, delivers from perplexities, and brings His child safely through to a life of peace. </p> <p> &nbsp;Revelation 12:6 (b) Probably this refers to the condition of Israel as scattered throughout the world, where they have weary feet, longing eyes, and heavy hearts. GOD will bring them out of this condition, and out of these nations, to inhabit again their own land. </p> <p> &nbsp;Revelation 17:3 (b) This wilderness no doubt represents the various nations of the world in which the great apostate and religious system operates. This church produces nothing but tragedy and sin in the lives of the people who become members of their group. It really is a wilderness in every sense of the word. </p>

<p> WILDERNESS, n. from wild. </p> 1. A desert a tract of land or region uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, whether a forest or a wide barren plain. In the United States, it is applied only to a forest. In Scripture, it is applied frequently to the deserts of Arabia. The Israelites wandered int he wilderness forty years. 2. The ocean. <p> The watry wilderness yields no supply. </p> 3. A state of disorder. Not in use. 4. A wood in a garden, resembling a forest.

<p> is in the A.V. the most frequent rendering of מַדְבָּר ''(Midbar, Ἡ Ἔρημος),'' which primarily denotes a region not regularly tilled or inhabited (&nbsp;Job 38:26; &nbsp;Isaiah 32:15; &nbsp;Jeremiah 2:2), but used for pasturage (from </p> <p> דָּבִר, ''To Track,'' referring to the cattle-paths) (&nbsp;Jeremiah 9:9; &nbsp;Psalms 65:13; &nbsp;Joel 2:22; &nbsp;Luke 15:4); mostly treeless and dry, but not entirely destitute of vegetation or fertility, such as are of frequent occurrence in the East (Robinson 2:656; occasionally cultivated in spots, Josephus, Ant. 12:4, 6). [[Towers]] were sometimes erected in them for the protection of flocks (&nbsp;2 Chronicles 26:10; &nbsp;2 Kings 17:9; comp. &nbsp;Isaiah 1:8). The term is likewise in some instances applied to particular barren tracts of hard arid steppes (&nbsp;Isaiah 35:6; &nbsp;Isaiah 41:18; &nbsp;Isaiah 43:20; &nbsp;Lamentations 4:3; &nbsp;Malachi 1:3) overrun with wild animals (see Rosenmiller, ''Morgenl.'' 1:88 sq.); although for such spots the words מַדְבִּר שְׁמָמָה (&nbsp;Joel 2:3; Joel 4:19), יְשׁימוֹן, עֲרָבָה (see Credner, in the ''Stud. U. Krit.'' 1833, 3:788 sq.), etc., are usually employed. For a remarkable phenomenon of these dry wastes, (See [[Mirage]]). Although this kind of region is not particularly characteristic of Palestine, yet the term ''Midbar'' is applied to the following localities in it or its immediate vicinity (See Desert). </p> <p> '''1.''' ''The [[Wilderness]] Of Judah'' also called [[Jeshimon]] (&nbsp;1 Samuel 23:19; &nbsp;1 Samuel 26:1; &nbsp;1 Samuel 26:3), is a rocky district in the eastern part of that tribe adjoining the Dead Sea and including the town of [[Engedi]] (&nbsp;Joshua 15:61; &nbsp;Judges 1:16). It appears to have extended from the vicinity of the Kedron, a few miles east of Jerusalem, to the S.W. shore of the Dead Sea and to the hills of Judah. The convent of [[Mar]] Saba (q.v.) is a marked feature of one of its wild and barren dells. (See Wilderness Of Judah). On the N.W. border of the wilderness of Judah lay ''The Wilderness Of Tekoa'' (&nbsp;2 Chronicles 20:20; &nbsp;1 [[Maccabees]] 9:33); as in its E. part appears to have lain the Wilderness of Engedi (&nbsp;1 Samuel 24:2), and in its S. part ''The Wilderness Of Ziph'' (23:14 sq.) or [[Maon]] (q.v.), otherwise called [[Jeruel]] (2 Chronicles 20:46). The Wilderness of St. John (&nbsp;Matthew 3:1; &nbsp;Matthew 3:3; comp. 11:7; &nbsp;Luke 1:80) is a part of the desert of Judah; although modern tradition gives that name to the neighborhood of [[Ain]] Karim west of Jerusalem. (See [[John The Baptist]]). </p> <p> '''2.''' ''The Wilderness Of Beersheba'' (&nbsp;Genesis 21:14) lay south of that town on the borders of the desert Et-Tih. (See [[Beersheba]]). </p> <p> '''3.''' ''The Wilderness Of Jericho'' (&nbsp;Joshua 16:1), between that city and the Mount of Olives, or rather Bethany, was an extension of the desert of Judah, a rough and stony tract full of precipices (see Josephus, ''Ant.'' 10:8, 2), which contains the so-called khan of the [[Samaritans]] (&nbsp;Luke 10:30). Its '''N,''' E. extremity is ''The Wilderness Of Quarantana'' (q.v.), and its N.W. extremity ''The Wilderness Of Beth-Aven'' (&nbsp;Joshua 18:12). </p> <p> '''4.''' ''The Wilderness Of Gibeon,'' in the vicinity of that city, north of [[Jerusalem]] (&nbsp;2 Samuel 2:24). </p> <p> '''5.''' ''The Wilderness Of Reuben'' (&nbsp;Deuteronomy 4:43), denotes the barren tract in the neighborhood of Bezer, on the border of the tribe towards the [[Arabian]] desert. (See [[Reuben]]). </p> <p> '''6.''' ''The Wilderness Of Bethsaida'' (&nbsp;Luke 9:10), a pasture-ground adjoining that town, apparently extending on both sides of the mouth of the Upper Jordan. (See [[Bethsaida]]). For the ''Wilderness Of [[Arabia]] Petraea'' or of ''Mt. Sinai,'' including those of ''Etham, Paran, Shur,'' and the ''Arabah,'' (See [[Wilderness Of The Wanderings]]). </p>