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Shower

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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is the rendering in the A.V. of גֶּשֶׁ ם, gesheam (Ezekiel 13:11; Ezekiel 13:13; Ezekiel 34:26), a heavy rain (as elsewhere rendered); ὄμβρος (Luke 12:54); זֶרֶ ם, zerem (Job 24:8), a pouring rain (elsewhere "storm," "tempest," etc.); and רְבֵיבַי ם, rebibism (from their multitude), drops (Deuteronomy 32:2;. Psalms 65:10; Psalms 72:7; Jeremiah 3:3; Jeremiah 14:2; Micah 5:7). (See RAIN).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Shower'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/shower.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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