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Boyd's Bible Dictionary: R
By:
James P. Boyd
The early rains of Palestine fall in October, in time for seeding; the later, in April, in time for fruits
May to October is the dry season (
Deut. 11:14
14
That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil. (Deuteronomy 11:14)
;
Hos. 6:3
3
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth. (Hosea 6:3)
;
Joel 2:23
23
Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. (Joel 2:23)
).
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