What does "Wilderness" mean in the Bible?

What does the Bible say about Wilderness?

WIL'DERNESS, Ex 14:8, and DESERT. These words do not necessarily imply a mere waste, but rather extensive tracts not under cultivation and affording rich and abundant pasturage. Josh 15:61; Isa 42:11. The principal tracts of this description were the wilderness of Jericho, those of Judah, En-gedi, Ziph-maon, Beer-sheba, Tekoa, Gibeon, and Bethaven. See these under their respective heads.

What is the Hebrew word for Wilderness?

Where does Wilderness appear in the Bible?

Wilderness is referenced in 138 verses across 20 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

• 1 Kings 2:34
• 1 Kings 9:18
• 1 Kings 19:4
• 1 Samuel 4:8
• 1 Samuel 13:18
• 1 Samuel 25:21
• 2 Chronicles 8:4
• 2 Chronicles 20:16
• 2 Chronicles 20:24
• 2 Chronicles 24:9
• 2 Samuel 15:23
• 2 Samuel 15:28
• 2 Samuel 17:16
• Amos 2:10
• Amos 5:25
• Deuteronomy 1:31
• Deuteronomy 1:40
• Deuteronomy 2:1
• Deuteronomy 2:7
• Deuteronomy 8:2
• Deuteronomy 8:16
• Deuteronomy 9:7
• Deuteronomy 9:28
• Deuteronomy 11:5

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Wilderness.