(also called the wilderness sojourn) The forty year period after the exodus from Egypt when the Israelites lived in the Sinai peninusla before they entered the Promised Land.
A comprehensive term used in reference to the distinctive wisdom literature and wisdom outlook of Israelite, Mesopotamian, and Egyptian cultures; suggests a perspective on understanding the world dominated by the use of reason, a search for order, and teaching moral behavior. See Chapter 14.
