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Earthquake
        Earthquakes, more or less violent, are of frequent occurrence in Israel. The most remarkable occurred in the reign of Uzziah. Zec 14:5 From Zec 14:4 we are led to infer that a great convulsion took place at this time in the Mount of Olives, the mountain being split so as to leave a valley between its summit. An earthquake occurred at the time of our Saviour's crucifixion. Mt 27:51-54 Earthquakes are not unfrequently accompanied by fissures of the earth's surface; instances of this are recorded in connection with the destruction of Korah and his company, Nu 16:32 and at the time of our Lord's death, Mt 27:51 the former may be paralleled by a similar occurrence at Oppido in Calabria A.D. 1783, where the earth opened to the extent of five hundred and a depth of more than two hundred feet.


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Smith, William, Dr "Meaning and Definition for 'earthquake' in Smiths Bible Dictionary".
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