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Frost

Agriculture & Daily Life • Old Testament
Frost is frozen moisture forming a white covering on the ground and vegetation, especially on cold nights in elevated regions. Scripture presents frost and hoarfrost as signs of God’s power and as part of the hardships of life in the land.
Biblical Usage
Frost is described as part of nighttime hardship and as an expression of God’s power over nature. Hoarfrost is also used to describe the appearance of manna, while frost and hail occur in descriptions of divine judgment.
Scripture References
Job 37:10 Genesis 31:40 Jeremiah 36:30 Job 6:16 Job 6:38 Ezekiel 1:22 Exodus 16:14 Job 38:29 Psalms 147:16 Psalms 78:47