Bible Dictionaries
Thunder

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Often referred to in Scripture (Job 40:9; Psalm 77:18; 104:7 ). James and John were called by our Lord "sons of thunder" (Mark 3:17 ). In Job 39:19 , instead of "thunder," as in the Authorized Version, the Revised Version translates (ra'amah) by "quivering main" (marg., "shaking"). Thunder accompanied the giving of the law at Sinai (Exodus 19:16 ). It was regarded as the voice of God (Job 37:2; Psalm 18:13; 81:7; Compare John 12:29 ). In answer to Samuel's prayer (1 Samuel 12:17,18 ), God sent thunder, and "all the people greatly feared," for at such a season (the wheat-harvest) thunder and rain were almost unknown in Palestine.