Rains

Rain in Naves Topical Bible

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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Rain Scripture - Deuteronomy 28:12

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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Rain in Smiths Bible Dictionary

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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Rain Scripture - Psalms 68:9

Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary....

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Rain in Easton's Bible Dictionary

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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Rain Scripture - Genesis 2:5

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and [there was] not a man to till the ground....

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Rain Scripture - Ezekiel 1:28

As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so [was] the appearance of the brightness round about. This [was] the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw [it], I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake....

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Rain Scripture - 2 Chronicles 6:27

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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Rain Scripture - Ezra 10:9

Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It [was] the ninth month, on the twentieth [day] of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of [this] matter, and for the great rain....

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Rain in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

(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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