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wilderness

Meaning of “wilderness”

Uncultivated, desolate, sparsely inhabited, or uninhabited land; a desert, wild country, or solitary region.

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First occurrence: Genesis 14:6

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Genesis 14:6
And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 14:6 · retained source text

And the Horites in their mount Seir, vnto El-Paran, which is by the wildernesse.

1611 marginal noteOr, the plaine of Paran.

Genesis 16:7
¶ And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 16:7 · retained source text

¶ And the Angel of the LORD found her by a fountaine of water, in the wildernesse, by the fountaine, in the way to Shur:

Genesis 21:14
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 21:14 · retained source text

And Abraham rose vp earely in the morning, and tooke bread, and a bottle of water, and gaue it vnto Hagar, (putting it on her shoulder,) and the child, and sent her away: and shee departed, and wandered in the wildernesse of Beer-sheba.

Genesis 21:20
And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
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1611 witness · Genesis 21:20 · retained source text

And God was with the lad, and he grew, and dwelt in the wildernesse, and became an archer.

Genesis 21:21
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 21:21 · retained source text

And hee dwelt in the wildernesse of Paran: and his mother tooke him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

Genesis 36:24
And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 36:24 · retained source text

And these are the children of Zibeon, both Aiah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wildernesse, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.

Genesis 37:22
And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 37:22 · retained source text

And Reuben saide vnto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wildernesse, and lay no hand vpon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliuer him to his father againe.

Exodus 3:18
And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Exodus 3:18 · retained source text

And they shall hearken to thy voyce: and thou shalt come, thou and the Elders of Israel vnto the King of Egypt, and you shall say vnto him, The LORD God of the Hebrewes hath met with vs: and now let vs goe, (wee beseech thee) three dayes iourney into the wildernes, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.

Exodus 4:27
¶ And the Lord said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.
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1611 witness · Exodus 4:27 · retained source text

¶ And the LORD said to Aaron, Goe into the wildernesse to meete Moses. And hee went and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.

Exodus 5:1
AND afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 5:1 · retained source text

¶ And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and tolde Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people goe, that they may holde a feast vnto mee in the wildernesse.

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