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Wilderness of Judah

East of the Judean hill country, toward the Dead Sea · both · 7 verses

The Wilderness of Judah is the arid, rugged region east of the Judean hills descending toward the Dead Sea. It is a land of steep ravines and few springs. The name appears in Numbers, Judges, 1 Samuel in the King James text.

About Wilderness of Judah

The Wilderness of Judah is the arid, rugged region east of the Judean hills descending toward the Dead Sea. It is a land of steep ravines and few springs.

Its place in the story

David hid in the Wilderness of Judah while fleeing from Saul, taking refuge in its caves and strongholds such as En-gedi. Several psalms are associated with his time in the desert. It was a place of testing and of refuge.

Wilderness of Judah in Scripture (KJV)

“And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.”
Numbers 21:20 (KJV)
“And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.”
Numbers 23:28 (KJV)
“And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.”
Judges 1:16 (KJV)
“Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?”
1 Samuel 23:19 (KJV)
“And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.”
1 Samuel 23:24 (KJV)
“And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?”
1 Samuel 26:1 (KJV)
“And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.”
1 Samuel 26:3 (KJV)

Where it leads

In the Wilderness of Judah John the Baptist preached repentance, and there Jesus was tempted for forty days before beginning His ministry.

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The Wilderness of Judah is the arid, rugged region east of the Judean hills descending toward the Dead Sea. It is a land of steep ravines and few springs. The name appears in Numbers, Judges, 1 Samuel in the King James text.

What happened at Wilderness of Judah?

David hid in the Wilderness of Judah while fleeing from Saul, taking refuge in its caves and strongholds such as En-gedi. Several psalms are associated with his time in the desert. It was a place of testing and of refuge.

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