# the wilderness

This was a remote location with very few people. This may also be translated as: “desert” or “the bush.”

# During this time

The connecting words **During this time** introduce a simultaneous clause. At the same time as Elijah was hiding in the wilderness, Ahab and his army were looking for him but could not find him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/grammar-connect-time-simultaneous]])