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Drought

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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From the middle of May to about the middle of August the land of Palestine is dry. It is then the "drought of summer" (Genesis 31:40; Psalm 32:4 ), and the land suffers (Deuteronomy 28:23 : Psalm 102:4 ), vegetation being preserved only by the dews (Haggai 1:11 ). (See DEW .)

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Drought'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​d/drought.html. 1897.
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