Reference: Snow
American
Is often alluded to in Scripture, for its whiteness, Ex 4:6; Nu 12:10; 2Ki 5:27; Ps 51:7; Isa 1:18, and for its cleansing qualities, Job 9:30. The expression in Pr 25:13, "as the cold of snow in the time of harvest," alludes to its use in preparing cool drinks for the reapers; while on the other hand, in Pr 26:1, "snow in summer," that is, a fall of snow, being unseasonable and unnatural, is compared to honors inappropriately lavished on a fool. Snow from Anti-Lebanon is still sold at Damascus and Beyroot in the simmer, and even conveyed to Egypt. It rarely fell of any great depth in the latitude of Palestine, or remained long on the ground except in elevated spots, 2Sa 23:20. Like every other wonder of nature, it is ascribed to the hand of God, Ps 147:16-17.
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And Jehovah will say to him yet again, Bring now thy hand into thy bosom. And he will bring his hand into his bosom, and he will bring it forth, and behold his hand leprous as snow.
And the cloud removed from the tent; and behold, Miriam being leprous as snow: and Aaron will look upon Miriam, and behold, her being leprous
And Benaiah son of Jehoida, son of a living man great of works, from Kabzeel, he struck two lions of god of Moab: and he went down and struck a lion in the midst of a well in the day of snow.
If I washed myself in snow-water, and cleansed my hands clean;
Thou wilt purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: thou wilt wash me and I shall be white above snow.
Giving snow as wool: he will scatter the hoarfrost as ashes. Casting his ice as morsels: before his cold who shall stand?
As the cold of snow in the day of harvest a faithful messenger to those sending him: he shall restore the soul of his lord.
As snow in summer and as rain in harvest., so honor not becoming to the foolish one.
Come now we will confute together Jehovah will say: if your sins shall be as deep scarlet, they shall be white as snow; if they shall be red as crimson, they shall be as wool.
Easton
Common in Palestine in winter (Ps 147:16). The snow on the tops of the Lebanon range is almost always within view throughout the whole year. The word is frequently used figuratively by the sacred writers (Job 24:19; Ps 51:7; 68:14; Isa 1:18). It is mentioned only once in the historical books (2Sa 23:20). It was "carried to Tyre, Sidon, and Damascus as a luxury, and labourers sweltering in the hot harvest-fields used it for the purpose of cooling the water which they drank (Pr 25:13; Jer 18:14). No doubt Herod Antipas, at his feasts in Tiberias, enjoyed also from this very source the modern luxury of ice-water."
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And Benaiah son of Jehoida, son of a living man great of works, from Kabzeel, he struck two lions of god of Moab: and he went down and struck a lion in the midst of a well in the day of snow.
Dryness, also heat, will strip the snow waters: hades him sinning.
Thou wilt purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: thou wilt wash me and I shall be white above snow.
In the Almighty scattering kings in it, it shall be snow white in Salmon.
Giving snow as wool: he will scatter the hoarfrost as ashes.
As the cold of snow in the day of harvest a faithful messenger to those sending him: he shall restore the soul of his lord.
Come now we will confute together Jehovah will say: if your sins shall be as deep scarlet, they shall be white as snow; if they shall be red as crimson, they shall be as wool.
Shall the field cut loose from the rock the snow of Lebanon? or shall the cold flowing waters of an inundation be dried up?
Fausets
(See PALESTINE.) Climate, at the end.
Hastings
Every winter snow falls occasionally in the mountainous districts of Palestine, but seldom lies for more than a few hours
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And Jehovah will say to him yet again, Bring now thy hand into thy bosom. And he will bring his hand into his bosom, and he will bring it forth, and behold his hand leprous as snow.
Thou wilt purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: thou wilt wash me and I shall be white above snow.
As snow in summer and as rain in harvest., so honor not becoming to the foolish one.
She will not fear for her house from snow, for all her house put on double.
Come now we will confute together Jehovah will say: if your sins shall be as deep scarlet, they shall be white as snow; if they shall be red as crimson, they shall be as wool.
And his aspect was as lightning, and his garment white as snow.
Morish
This is taken in scripture as a symbol of 'whiteness.' The sins as scarlet become as white as snow; the raiment of the Lord in the transfiguration was as white as snow, etc. Ps 51:7; Isa 1:18; La 4:7; Da 7:9; Mt 28:3; Re 1:14.
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Thou wilt purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: thou wilt wash me and I shall be white above snow.
Come now we will confute together Jehovah will say: if your sins shall be as deep scarlet, they shall be white as snow; if they shall be red as crimson, they shall be as wool.
Her consecrated ones were pure above snow, they were white above milk, they were red of body above pearls, their figure sapphire:
I was seeing even till thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days sat, his garment white as snow, and the hair of his head as pure wool: his throne a flame of fire, his wheels a burning fire.
And his aspect was as lightning, and his garment white as snow.
And his head and hairs white as white wool, as snow, and his eyes as a flame of fire;
Smith
Snow.
This historical books of the Bible contain only two notices of snow actually falling --
1Macc 13:22; but the allusions in the poetical books are so numerous that there can be no doubt as to its being an ordinary occurrence in the winter months.
The snow lies deep in the ravines of the highest ridge of Lebanon until the summer is far advanced and indeed never wholly disappears; the summit of Hermon also perpetually glistens with frozen snow. From these sources probably the Jews obtained their supplies of ice for the purpose of cooling their beverages in summer.
The liability to snow must of course vary considerably in a country of such varying altitude as Palestine. At Jerusalem snow often falls to the depth of a foot or more in january or February, but it seldom lies. At Nazareth it falls more frequently and deeply,a nd it has been observed to fall even in the maritime plain of Joppa and about Carmel.
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And Benaiah son of Jehoida, son of a living man great of works, from Kabzeel, he struck two lions of god of Moab: and he went down and struck a lion in the midst of a well in the day of snow.
Giving snow as wool: he will scatter the hoarfrost as ashes.
Fire and hail, snow and vapor: the spirit of storm doing his word:
As the cold of snow in the day of harvest a faithful messenger to those sending him: he shall restore the soul of his lord.