What does "Rain" mean in the Bible?

What does the Bible say about Rain?

RAIN. The force of the various allusions to this subject cannot be apprehended without some knowledge of the natural conditions of Palestine. Rain falls very frequently during what we call the cold months, from November to April. Sometimes it rains powerfully for several days, with thunder and lightning and a strong wind. In the summer season, from May to October, the earth is parched, verdure is destroyed, and vegetation languishes. The first rain after the summer drought usually falls in October, and is called the former or autumnal rain, because it precedes seed-time and prepares the earth for cultivation. The latter rain falls in April, just before harvest, and perfects the fruits of the earth. Deut 11:14; Hos 6:3; Joel 2:23. Storms after this time were regarded by the Jews as unseasonable, and even miraculous. Prov 26:1; 1 Sam 12:16-19. The average present rainfall at Jerusalem is 61.6 inches, which is greater than that of almost any part of the United States. See Palestine.

What is the Hebrew word for Rain?

Where does Rain appear in the Bible?

Rain is referenced in 32 verses across 12 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

• 1 Kings 8:35
• 1 Kings 8:36
• 1 Kings 18:1
• 1 Samuel 12:17
• 1 Samuel 12:18
• 2 Chronicles 6:26
• 2 Chronicles 6:27
• 2 Chronicles 7:13
• 2 Samuel 23:4
• Deuteronomy 11:11
• Deuteronomy 11:14
• Deuteronomy 11:17
• Deuteronomy 28:12
• Deuteronomy 28:24
• Deuteronomy 32:2
• Exodus 9:34
• Isaiah 4:6
• Isaiah 5:6
• Isaiah 30:23
• Jeremiah 10:13
• Jeremiah 51:16
• Job 5:10
• Job 28:26
• Job 29:23

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Rain.