Judea · Region
Wilderness of Judea
- Ancient name
- Wilderness of Judea
- Modern location
- Judaean Desert · West of the Dead Sea
- Region
- Judea
- Location
- Approximate location
Editorial summary
Matthew says John the Baptizer came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and that people went out to him from Jerusalem, Judea and the region around the Jordan.
What happened here
1John preaches in the wilderness
John the Baptizer preached in the wilderness of Judea, calling people to repent because the Kingdom of Heaven was at hand. People from Jerusalem, Judea and the region around the Jordan were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. He warned the Pharisees and Sadducees and spoke of one mightier coming after him.
Matthew says John preached in the wilderness of Judea and baptized in the Jordan; neither spot is identified more closely. The wilderness marker is a representative point.
People here
1On these journeys
Scripture
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Location certainty
A region; the marker is a representative point (Wikidata). It is generally taken to be the dry country that falls from the Judean hills to the Dead Sea and the lower Jordan valley. OpenBible.info and Pleiades have no separate record for it.
- Coordinates
- 31.7000° N, 35.3000° E
- Coordinate sources
- Wikidata Q2046004 (opens in a new tab)