Rains
The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to
give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all
the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations,
and thou shalt not borrow....
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And [then] the LORD'S wrath be kindled against you, and he
shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land
yield not her fruit; and [lest] ye perish quickly from off the
good land which the LORD giveth you....
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Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants,
and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way
wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which
thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance....
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ran (maTar, Arabic (?), maTar, "rain" geshem, "heavy rain"
moreh, "early rain," yoreh, "former rain," malqosh, "latter
rain"; brecho, huetos):
1. Water-Supply in Egypt and Israel:
In Egypt there is little or no rainfall, the water for
vegetation being supplied in great abundance by the river
Nile; but in Syria and Israel there are no large rive...
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Forty days of, at the time of the great flood of Noah
Ge 7:4,10-12,17-24
-The plague of, upon Egypt
Ex 9:22-26,33,34
-Miraculously caused
By Samuel
1Sa 12:16-19
By Elijah
1Ki 18:41-45
-David delivered by
2Sa 5:17-21; Isa 28:21
-North wind unfavorable to
Pr 25:23
-Withheld as judgment
De 11:17; 28:24; 1Ki 8:35; 2Ch 7:13; Jer 3:3; Am
4...
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In the Bible "early rain" signifies the rain of the autumn,
De 11:14 and "latter rain" the rain of spring. Pr 16:1,5 For
six months in the year, from May to October, no rain falls,
the whole land becomes dry, parched and brown. The autumnal
rains are eagerly looked for, to prepare the earth for the
reception of the seed. These, the early rains...
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There are three Hebrew words used to denote the rains of
different seasons, (1.) Yoreh (Hos. 6:3), or moreh
(Joel 2:23),
denoting the former or the early rain. (2.) Melqosh,
the "latter
rain" (Prov. 16:15). (3.) Geshem, the winter rain,
"the rains."
The heavy winter rain is mentioned in Gen. 7:12;
Ezra 10:9;
Cant. 2:11. The "early" or "for...
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(See PALESTINE; Climate.) Matar. Geshem, "violent rain" or
generically "the early and latter rain" (Jeremiah 5:24; Joel
2:23). Yoreh, "the early rain of autumn"; malkosh, "the
latter rain of spring" (Proverbs 16:15; Job 29:23; Jeremiah
3:3; Hosea 6:3; Zechariah 10:1). Rebibim, from rab "many,"
from the multitude of drops; "showers" (Deuteronom...
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Then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy
servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them
the good way, wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy
land, which thou hast given unto thy people for an
inheritance....
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For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth
forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I
have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth....
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