Word Cue: Isolated (Gr., eremos). Often translated as wilderness or desert, the term indicates an uninhabited place, hence, the NET translation as “isolated.” “The New Testament usually refers to the desert as a solitary place. Jesus repeatedly withdrew from the large crowds (Luke 4:42; 9:10-12) to these places for privacy and a time of prayer with His Father” (Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary 1995: 349).
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