What does "Dew" mean in the Bible?
Dew, a dense vapor which falls on the earth during the night, and which in Judaea was so copious as in a great measure to supply the absence of showers. Dew appears in 29 verses across 15 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Dew?
DEW, a dense vapor which falls on the earth during the night, and which in Judaea was so copious as in a great measure to supply the absence of showers. It thus became a beautiful emblem of spiritual blessings, Deut 32:2; Hos 14:5-7, as well as of temporal prosperity, because without the apparent effort of rain it gently accomplished the same result. But then it vanished so quickly on exposure to the sun that it was likewise an emblem of transient desires and relinquished efforts in God's service. Job 29:19. The heat and dryness of the air in the Holy Land are such that if it were not for the dews the earth would be parched and all its fruits withered. The same fact may be inferred from Jud 6:37-40; 2 Sam 17:12; Job 29:19; Song of Solomon 5:2. The Psalmist, Ps 133:3, mentions particularly the dew of Hermon as emblematical of the rich and abundant blessings of spiritual communion. So Hos 14:5-7.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Dew?
Where does Dew appear in the Bible?
Dew is referenced in 29 verses across 15 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 2 Samuel 1:21
- 2 Samuel 17:12
- Deuteronomy 32:2
- Deuteronomy 33:13
- Deuteronomy 33:28
- Exodus 16:13
- Exodus 16:14
- Genesis 27:28
- Genesis 27:39
- Haggai 1:10
- Hosea 6:4
- Hosea 13:3
- Hosea 14:5
- Isaiah 18:4
- Isaiah 26:19
- Judges 6:37
- Judges 6:38
- Judges 6:39
- Judges 6:40
- Job 29:19
- Job 38:28
- Micah 5:7
- Numbers 11:9
- Proverbs 3:20
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Open all 29 references in ProtosWhat else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Dew.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Dew?
Dew appears in 29 verses across 15 books, most often in Judges, which accounts for 4 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Dew?
Judges, Deuteronomy, Hosea, 2 Samuel, Exodus, Genesis, Isaiah, Job, and 7 more.
Where can I read every verse about Dew?
This page lists 24 of them. Protos carries all 29, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
