Desert.
The term first appears in Greek literature as an adjectival form (ἐρη̑μος, Attic ἔρημος) meaning “desolate” or “void.” By the early Christian period, this merged with a Semitic notion of the desert as the dwelling place of demons. Thus Jesus' temptation by Satan takes place in the desert (... ...
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