Why the Temptation of Jesus by Satan happens in the wilderness

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Giuseppe
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Why the Temptation of Jesus by Satan happens in the wilderness

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My own suspicion: as reaction to the Temptation of Adam and Eve, that happened notoriously NOT in a wilderness.
Nihil enim in speciem fallacius est quam prava religio. -Liv. xxxix. 16.
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