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The south (μεσημβρίαν)
A contracted form of μεσημερία, midday, noon, which is the rendering at Act 22:6, the only other passage where it occurs. Rev. gives at noon in margin.
Desert
Referring to the route. On desert, see on Luk 15:4. There were several roads from Jerusalem to Gaza. One is mentioned by the way of Bethlehem to Hebron, and thence through a region actually called a desert.