40: The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke chronicle Christ's temptation. According to these accounts, Jesus fasted for forty days and forty nights in the Judean Desert following his baptism by John the Baptist. Satan appeared to Jesus during this time and attempted to tempt him. Jesus returned to Galilee to begin his mission after rebuffing each of Satan's temptations.
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40: The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke chronicle Christ's temptation. According to these accounts, Jesus fasted for forty days and forty nights in the Judean Desert following his baptism by John the Baptist. Satan appeared to Jesus during this time and attempted to tempt him. Jesus returned to Galilee to begin his mission after rebuffing each of Satan's temptations.
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