wilderness of Judea
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The wilderness of Judea is a rugged, sparsely populated desert region east of Jerusalem and along the Dead Sea, historically associated with prophets, ascetics, and early Christian events.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Judean countryside | 1 |
| wilderness of Judea canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| associatedGroup |
Christian hermits
ⓘ
Essenes NERFINISHED ⓘ Jewish rebels in antiquity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jesus of Nazareth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Testament prophets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders | Dead Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| contains |
Qumran Caves
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hermit caves ⓘ monastic sites ⓘ |
| country | State of Palestine ⓘ |
| ecosystem |
desert scrub
ⓘ
wadi systems ⓘ |
| elevationRange | from highlands near Jerusalem down to the Dead Sea basin ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Dead Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfImportance |
Second Temple period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Christian period ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
place of ascetic retreat
ⓘ
place of refuge ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Judea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bank ⓘ |
| lowestPoint | near the Dead Sea shore ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
New Testament ⓘ |
| near |
Ein Gedi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jericho NERFINISHED ⓘ Qumran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
John the Baptist’s preaching in the wilderness
ⓘ
temptation of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Judaean Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judean hill country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationDensity | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ ascetic monasticism ⓘ |
| terrain |
canyons
ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ rugged ⓘ |
| tourism |
hiking and desert tourism
ⓘ
religious pilgrimage ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Judean countryside