Matthew 3:1 meaning and explanation
In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
Matthew 3:1, Berean Standard Bible
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Matthew has just ended his infancy narrative, and "in those days" marks a jump of roughly thirty years. John appears suddenly, much as Old Testament prophets did, preaching in the barren wilderness of Judea, the dry region near the Jordan and the Dead Sea.
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