Cloud (Easton)

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The Hebrew so rendered means 'a covering,' because clouds cover the sky. The word is used as a symbol of the Divine presence, as indicating the splendour of that glory which it conceals (Exodus 16:10; 33:9; Numbers 11:25; 12:5; Job 22:14; Psalm 18:11 ). A 'cloud without rain' is a proverbial saying,"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter C Bible Dictionaries Cloud Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Closet Next Entry Cnidus Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Cloud Thompson Chain Reference Pillar of Cloud Clouds Cloud Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Cloud Shape Torrey Topical Textbook Clouds Cloud of Glory Dictionaries American Tract Society Clouds Cloud Baker's Evangelical Dictionary Cloud, Cloud of the Lord Easton's Bible Dictionary Cloud Fausset Bible Dictionary Cloud, Pillar of Cloud Holman Bible Dictionary Pillar of Cloud and Fire Clouds Cloud, Pillar of (only first 3 shown) Hastings' BibleDictionary Cloud Hastings' NT Dictionary Cloud (2) Cloud King James Dictionary Cloud Morrish Bible Dictionary Cloud Bow in the Cloud 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Saint Cloud, Minnesota, Diocese of Pillar of Cloud Cloud, Pillar of Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Cloud Smith Bible Dictionary Cloud Pillar of Cloud Vines' Expository Dictionary Cloud Cloud Wilson's Bible Types Cloud Webster Dictionary Clouding Clouded Cloud-Compeller (only first 3 shown) Watson's Theological Dictionary Cloud Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Cloud Cloud-Burst Clouded Leopard (only first 3 shown) International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Bow in the Cloud Cloud Cloud, Pillar of Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Cloud McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Cloud Cloud (Clodoaldus), Saint Cloud (Clodulphe, or Flondulphe), Saint (only first 3 shown) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Cloud, St. Cloud, St. (2) Clouds, the (only first 3 shown) The Catholic Encyclopedia Diocese of Saint Cloud The Jewish Encyclopedia Cloud Cloud, Pillar of Lexicons ܥܢܳܢܳܐ νεφέλη νέφος חֲזִיז כַּף מַשְׂאוֹת , מַשְׂאֵת (only first 3 shown) The Hebrew so rendered means "a covering," because clouds cover the sky. The word is used as a symbol of the Divine presence, as indicating the splendour of that glory which it conceals ( Exodus 16:10 ; 33:9 ; Numbers 11:25 ; 12:5 ; Job 22:14 ; Psalm 18:11 ). A "cloud without rain" is a proverbial saying, denoting a man who does not keep his promise ( Proverbs 16:15 ; Isaiah 18:4 ; 25:5 ; Jude 1:12 ). A cloud is the figure of that which is transitory ( Job 30:15 ; Hosea 6:4 ). A bright cloud is the symbolical seat of the Divine presence (Ex.29:42,43; 1 Kings 8:10 ; 2 Chronicles 5:14 ; Ezekiel 43:4 ), and was called the Shechinah (q.v.). Jehovah came down upon Sinai in a cloud ( Exodus 19:9 ); and the cloud filled the court around the tabernacle in the wilderness so that Moses could not enter it ( Exodus 40:34,35 ). At the dedication of the temple also the cloud "filled the house of the Lord" ( 1 Kings 8:10 ). Thus in like manner when Christ comes the second time he is described as coming "in the clouds" ( Matthew 17:5 ; 24:30 ; Acts 1:9,11 ). False teachers are likened unto clouds carried about with a tempest ( 2 Peter 2:17 ). The infirmities of old age, which come one after another, are compared by Solomon to "clouds returning after the rain" ( Ecclesiastes 12:2 ). The blotting out of sins is like the sudden disappearance of threatening clouds from the sky ( Isaiah 44:22 ). Cloud, the pillar of, was the glory-cloud which indicated God's presence leading the ransomed people through the wilderness ( Exodus 13:22 ; 33:9,10 ). This pillar preceded the people as they marched, resting on the ark ( Exodus 13:21 ; 40:36 ). By night it became a pillar of fire ( Numbers 9:17-23 ).

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