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Shower
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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shou´ẽr : (1) רביבים , rebhı̄bhı̄m , a plural form apparently denoting gentle rain, usually used figuratively , as in Deuteronomy 32:2; Psalm 72:6; Micah 5:7 . (2) גּשם , geshem , used of gentle rain in Job 37:6 : "shower of rain," the King James Version "small rain"; used of the flood in Genesis 7:12 . Figuratively , of blessing, "showers of blessing" (Ezekiel 34:26 ); of destruction: "There shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in wrath to consume it" (Ezekiel 13:13 ). (3) זרם , zerem , usually storm or tempest (compare Isaiah 4:6; Isaiah 28:2 ): "They are wet with the showers of the mountain" (Job 24:8 ). (4) ὄμβτος , ómbros (Luke 12:54 ), Rain is unknown in Palestine in the long summer of 5 or 6 months. A few showers usually fall in September, succeeded by fine weather for some weeks before the beginning of the heavy and long-continued winter rains.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Shower'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/s/shower.html. 1915.
