10 Bible Verses about Deserts
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but with whom was he displeased forty years? was it not with those that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the desert?
but with the greater part God was not well pleased: for their carcasses were strown in the wilderness.
accordingly, John baptized in the desart, and preach'd the baptism of repentance, for the remission of sins.
for it is of John the prophet Esaias spoke, when he said, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths clear."
Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil:
Now the child continued to grow, and greatly improv'd in sense; and was in the desarts till the time, when he was to be manifested to Israel.
our fathers did eat manna in the desert; 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
Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, arise, and go toward the south, by the way that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza, in the desart.
The Apostles, upon their return to Jesus, acquainted him with what they had done. and taking them with him, he retired into a desart place over-against the city of Bethsaida:
Now the child continued to grow, and greatly improv'd in sense; and was in the desarts till the time, when he was to be manifested to Israel.
When it was day, he retired into a desart place, where the people searching for him, found him out, and as they earnestly press'd him not to 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
in my voyages I have been frequently in perils from rivers, in perils from robbers, in perils from my own countrymen, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the country, in perils at 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) they wandred in desarts, and in mountains, having no retreat but the dens and caves 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 not you the Egyptian, who lately made an insurrection at the head of four thousand banditti in the desart?
Deserts » Uninhabited places
At evening his disciples came to him, saying, this is a desert place, and dinner-time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go to buy themselves provisions in the villages.
then Jesus said to them, come, let us retire privately to some place of solitude, to repose your selves a while. for such a crowd of people were continually coming and going, that they had not even time to eat.
Deserts » Infested with wild beasts
where he continued forty days, being tempted by Satan: and when he was among the wild beasts, angels ministred unto him.
Deserts » Vast barren plains
they gathered them therefore, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley-loaves, which remained after they all had been eating.
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
Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, arise, and go toward the south, by the way that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza, in the desart.
Deserts » Illustrative of » Those deprived of all blessings
Lions » Inhabits » Deserts
Serpents » Infest » Deserts
Topics on Deserts
Deserts, Specific
Matthew 3:1At that time appeared John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
