Stony Soil

"Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth. But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away." - Mark 4:5–6

"These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness; and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word’s sake, immediately they stumble." - Jesus' explanation in Mark 4:16–17

The stony soil is the soil with rock just beneath that will dry up and overheat, killing everything growing in this shallow soil. (Picture from spring in Jerusalem)