Dropping some 3,900 feet [1,200 m] in just 15 miles [24 km], the Wilderness of Judah is shielded against the rain - bearing winds from the west, and thus it receives only a limited amount of rainfall.
निःसंदेह यह वही वीराना है जिसमें प्रायश्‍चित्त के दिन अजाजेल का बकरा छोड़ा जाता था ।