Bible Dictionary
Wilderness
A wilderness is an uncultivated or sparsely settled region used chiefly for grazing, ranging from dry waste to pastureland. Biblical wildernesses include areas around Sinai, Judah, Beersheba, Shur, Paran, and Moab.
Biblical Usage
Wilderness may describe a place of pasture, desolation, dryness, or Israel’s journeys. It can also be used symbolically, as in the wilderness of the sea, described as spiritually barren and restless like the sea.
Scripture References
Psalms 65:12
Isaiah 42:11
Jeremiah 23:10
Joel 1:19
Joel 2:22
Genesis 21:14
Exodus 13:18
Leviticus 7:38
Deuteronomy 2:8
Judges 1:16
1 Samuel 23:14
1 Samuel 23:24
2 Chronicles 20:16
2 Chronicles 20:20
Psalms 29:8
Isaiah 21:1
Ezekiel 20:35
Isaiah 22:1
Deuteronomy 32:10
Psalms 68:7
Deuteronomy 1:1
Psalms 78:17
Psalms 105:41
Job 12:24
Genesis 1:2
Exodus 15:22
Matthew 3:1
1 Samuel 23:19