Dew (Easton)

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'There is no dew properly so called in Palestine, for there is no moisture in the hot summer air to be chilled into dew-drops by the coldness of the night. From May till October rain is unknown, the sun shining with unclouded brightness day after day. The heat becomes intense, the ground hard, and"> 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! Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause! Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter D Bible Dictionaries Dew 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 Devil Next Entry Diadem Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Dew Thompson Chain Reference Dew Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Dew Dictionaries American Tract Society Dew Easton's Bible Dictionary Dew Fausset Bible Dictionary Dew Holman Bible Dictionary Dew Hastings' BibleDictionary Dew King James Dictionary Dew Morrish Bible Dictionary Dew 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Drop Down Dew, Ye Heavens! Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Dew Smith Bible Dictionary Dew Wilson's Bible Types Dew Webster Dictionary Dewing Dewed Dew-Point (only first 3 shown) Watson's Theological Dictionary Dew Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Dew Dew-Claw Thomas Wilmer Dewing International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Dew Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Dew McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Dew Dews, in Persian Mythology The Jewish Encyclopedia Dew Dew, the Prayer for Lexicons טַל טַל "There is no dew properly so called in Palestine, for there is no moisture in the hot summer air to be chilled into dew-drops by the coldness of the night. From May till October rain is unknown, the sun shining with unclouded brightness day after day. The heat becomes intense, the ground hard, and vegetation would perish but for the moist west winds that come each night from the sea. The bright skies cause the heat of the day to radiate very quickly into space, so that the nights are as cold as the day is the reverse, a peculiarity of climate from which poor Jacob suffered thousands of years ago ( Genesis 31:40 ). To this coldness of the night air the indispensable watering of all plant-life is due. The winds, loaded with moisture, are robbed of it as they pass over the land, the cold air condensing it into drops of water, which fall in a gracious rain of mist on every thirsty blade. In the morning the fog thus created rests like a sea over the plains, and far up the sides of the hills, which raise their heads above it like so many islands. At sunrise, however, the scene speedily changes. By the kindling light the mist is transformed into vast snow-white clouds, which presently break into separate masses and rise up the mountain-sides, to disappear in the blue above, dissipated by the increasing heat. These are 'the morning clouds and the early dew that go away' of which ( Hosea 6:4 ; 13:3 ) speaks so touchingly" (Geikie's The Holy Land, etc., i., p. 72). Dew is a source of great fertility ( Genesis 27:28 ; Deuteronomy 33:13 ; Zechariah 8:12 ), and its withdrawal is regarded as a curse from God ( 2 Samuel 1:21 ; 1 Kings 17:1 ). It is the symbol of a multitude ( 2 Samuel 17:12 ; Psalm 110:3 ); and from its refreshing influence it is an emblem of brotherly love and harmony ( Psalm 133:3 ), and of rich spiritual blessings ( Hosea 14:5 ).

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