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Dew in the Bible

The word dew appears 37 times in the King James Version of the Bible.

The word dew appears 37 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Dew is the quiet, refreshing gift of heaven. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What dew means in the Bible

Dew is the quiet, refreshing gift of heaven.

Where the word dew appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word dew appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:”Genesis 27:28

“And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.”Exodus 16:14

“Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.”Psalms 110:3

“As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.”Psalms 133:3

“By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.”Proverbs 3:20

“The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.”Proverbs 19:12

“For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”Isaiah 18:4

“Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.”Isaiah 26:19

Dew and the Lord Jesus

God's word is like the dew, and His mercy refreshes the weary, as Christ revives the fainting soul.

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Questions people ask

How many times does the word dew appear in the Bible?

The word dew appears 37 times in the King James Version of the Bible. That number counts the exact word, in its King James spelling, wherever it occurs.

What does dew mean in the Bible?

Dew is the quiet, refreshing gift of heaven.

How does dew point to Jesus?

God's word is like the dew, and His mercy refreshes the weary, as Christ revives the fainting soul.

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